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Elizabeth Blackwell
Becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
Medical degree · New York Infirmary
- Born
- 3 February 1821
- Birthplace
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Died
- 31 May 1910
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell was a British-born physician who widened opportunities for women in medicine. She worked in both the United States and Britain as a doctor, educator and reformer.
Early life
Family migration
Moved from Bristol to the United States with her family in 1832.
Teaching first
Worked as a teacher before deciding to pursue medicine.
Career
- 1847–1849
Medical school
Studied at Geneva Medical College after repeated rejections elsewhere.
- 1850s–1860s
New York practice
Developed medical services and training opportunities for women.
- 1869 onward
Return to Britain
Continued campaigning and helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women.
Selected work
Medical degree
Became the first woman to receive an American medical degree.
New York Infirmary
Co-founded the institution with Emily Blackwell and Marie Zakrzewska.
Women’s Medical College
Opened a medical college linked to the infirmary.
Beyond work
Family
Adopted a daughter, Katherine Barry.
Memoir
Published Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women in 1895.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: Unknown photographer. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
