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Elizabeth Blackwell
AuthorBooks · Second hand1821-1910
Elizabeth Blackwell was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council for the United Kingdom. Blackwell played an important role in both the United States and the United Kingdom as a social reformer, and was a pioneer in promoting education for women in medicine. Her contributions remain celebrated with the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, awarded annually to a woman who has made a significant contribution to the promotion of women in medicine.
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1821
Death
1910
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Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
Born in Bristol, she built a distinguished career as a physician and activist on both sides of the Atlantic.
Her work Address on the Medical Education of Women is a fundamental reference on female medical education.
Throughout her life, she wrote 40 works focusing on medicine, sexual ethics, and human rights.
Her legacy transcends clinical practice as she was a tireless advocate for women's rights.