Pioneer work in opening the medical profession to women
By: autobiographical sketches by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell ...
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and co.
Published: 1895
Place of publication: London and New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910.; Women physicians -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Elizabeth Blackwell, though born in England, was reared in the United States and was the first woman to receive a medical degree here, obtaining it from the Geneva Medical College, Geneva, New York, in 1849. A pioneer in opening the medical profession to women, she founded hospitals and medical schools for women in both the United States and England. She was a lecturer and writer as well as an able physician and organizer. -- H.W. Orr.
Notes: Will reformat; 19960402
Bibliography: p. 265-[267]