Elizabeth Blackwell
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History, American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: The first woman ever to receive a degree from an American medical school, Elizabeth Blackwell became a leading figure in the drive to open the field of medicine to women.
Early Life
Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821, in a small town near Bristol, England. The third of nine surviving children of Samuel and Hannah Blackwell, Elizabeth joined a family heavily influenced by the progressive and reformist values held by her father. In addition to being a successful sugar refiner, Samuel Blackwell was an outspoken member of his...
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