Elizabeth Blackwell
(1821-1910)

First woman to receive a doctor's degree
from a US medical school

National Women's Hall of Fame

birthdate: February 3
birthplace:
Counterslip Bristol, England

QUOTES

"The study and practice of medicine is . . . but one means to . . . the true ennoblement of woman, the full harmonious development of her unknown nature, and the consequent redemption of the whole human race."

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