Title: Pioneer work in opening the medical profession to women
First published: 1895
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.
Subjects: Women physicians, Biography, Physicians, History, Biographies, Histoire, Médecins, Femmes médecins, Personal Narratives, Medicine
Places: United States, New York (State)
People: Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), Elizabeth aBlackwell (1821-1910)