Elizabeth Blackwell: America's First Woman Doctor
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school in the US. But she was more than a first: She started clinics and infirmaries and even a medical college for women. Dr. Debra Michals, Director of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Merrimack College, tells how Blackwell has inspired succeeding generations of women in medicine.
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