Elizabeth Blackwell’s name is synonymous with breaking barriers and paving the way for women in the field of medicine. As the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States ...

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Two years later, after facing much resentment and prejudice, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive an M.D. degree from an American medical school. Elizabeth worked in clinics in Paris ...

In 1847, a school teacher named Elizabeth Blackwell decided to follow up on her interest in medicine and pursue a career as a physician. She applied to many of the east coast medical schools, but was ...