Elizabeth Blackwell | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-04

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Elizabeth Blackwell


00:02:08 1 Early life
00:04:14 1.1 Early adulthood
00:06:29 2 Education
00:06:38 2.1 Pursuit of medical education
00:09:18 2.2 Medical education in the United States
00:11:25 2.3 Medical education in Europe
00:13:02 3 Career
00:13:10 3.1 Medical career in the United States
00:14:31 3.2 Civil War efforts
00:15:27 3.3 Medical career at home and abroad
00:17:59 3.4 Time in Europe&#160;– social and moral reform
00:20:54 4 Personal life
00:21:03 4.1 Friends and family
00:22:32 4.2 Kitty Barry
00:24:16 4.3 Private life
00:25:51 4.4 Last years and death
00:27:05 5 Legacy
00:27:14 5.1 Influence
00:28:52 5.2 Honors
00:30:22 5.3 Works
00:32:18 6 See also



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Elizabeth Blackwell (February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910) was a British physician, notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council. Elizabeth Blackwell played an important role in both the United States and the United Kingdom as a social and moral reformer. She acted as a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine. Elizabeth Blackwell's contributions remain celebrated through an Elizabeth Blackwell medal that is awarded to one woman every year who has added to the cause of promoting women in medicine. Furthermore, Hobart and William Smith College recently created a statue on their campus honoring Elizabeth Blackwell.Elizabeth Blackwell was initially uninterested in a career in medicine especially after her schoolteacher brought in a bull's eye to use as a teaching tool. Therefore, she became a schoolteacher in order to support her family. This occupation was seen as suitable for women during the 1800s, however, being a schoolteacher did not interest Blackwell. Blackwell's motivation to go into medicine came after her friend fell ill and suggested that if a female doctor had cared for her, she might not have suffered so much. Blackwell began to apply to medical schools, however, she endured a lot of prejudice due to her gender. She was rejected from all the medical schools she applied to except Geneva Medical College. In 1847 Blackwell became the first woman to attend medical school in the United States.Elizabeth Blackwell had her inaugural thesis on typhoid fever published in the Buffalo Medical Journal right after she graduated college in 1849. This article was the first medical article published by a female student from the United States. Her article portrayed a strong sense of empathy and sensitivity to human suffering as well as a strong desire for social and economic justice.  This point of view was considered very feminine. Furthermore, in 1857, Blackwell also opened up the New York Infirmary for Women and Children with her sister Emily. She also gave lectures to women about the importance of educating girls.