Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910)
- Title
- Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910)
- Contributor
- Zizelmann, Evelyn
- birthday
- 1821-02-03
- Birthplace
- Bristol, UK
- Death Date
- 1910-05-31
- Occupation
- Physician
- Biographical Text
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Elizabeth Blackwell was 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. She was born to Samuel and Hannah Blackwell, and lived in a small house with many family members. The family moved to New York in 1832, where Samuel became interested in abolitionist work. This reflected on the rearing and teaching of his children. Before her father's death, the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where Elizabeth and her sisters started "The Cincinnati English and French Academy for Young Ladies." This was abandoned in 1842, and in 1844, Blackwell gained a job as a teacher, though she wanted to search for a position with more meaning. After studying with various professor privately, Blackwell applied to Geneva Medical College and was admitted. She earned her degree on January 23rd, 1949. She returned to England to continue studying, but would come to the US again later to aid in nursing efforts for the Civil War. In 1869, she returned to England again, this time to aid in social and moral reformations.
Blackwell adopted an Irish orphan, Kitty Barry, in 1856. She suffered a stroke that paralyzed half her body in 1910, and died as a result.
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