Elizabeth Blackwell Research Paper

I put a lot of thought into my topic for National History Day. I chose Elizabeth Blackwell for a number of reasons. The first is that I wanted to do a project on someone from the medical field. There were many notable people from the medical field, but Elizabeth Blackwell stood out because she didn’t make a medical advancement, but an advancement in equal rights for women. Not only did she make more women doctors, but also of different minorities and ethnicities. Blackwell was an inspiration to many to do what they believed in, overcoming all obstacles. Blackwell also made me want to go to medical school. These are the reasons for which I have chosen Elizabeth Blackwell for my National History Day project.

I started my research with finding background information on Elizabeth Blackwell. This lets me know how what she did changed history and how I can put my project in historical context. Then, I looked at videos from different sources to have an analysis from a different perspective. Next I found different primary sources to put in my project when I talk about them. I also found primary sources to learn about how it was during Blackwell’s time, and how it changed after she was an M.D.. I also used secondary sources for my research in my project. …show more content…
I chose a documentary for my topic because I am very interested in technology. I did a website last year, and I wanted to try something new. Since there was no word count, I decided that I would be able to fit the most information into my project with a documentary. I could also use another video in my documentary since there aren’t any videos during Blackwell’s time. I think it is very fun to “futz” with editing tools and software. A documentary also lets me use multimedia to show information. These are the reasons I chose a documentary for my National History Day project this