“If society will not admit of woman’s free development, then society must be remodeled”. This was Elizabeth Blackwell’s reasoning. Elizabeth Blackwell is known as the first woman to get a medical degree. She wanted all women to have equal rights like men. Elizabeth impacted the citizens of the United States of America because she was the first woman in the United States to get a medical degree, she was a teacher and a lecturer, and she trained nurses for the civil war.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February, 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. She was in a family of nine and her family moved to New York City in 1832. Her family was active in the abolishment movement but their efforts were not successful. In 1838, her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and her family assisted escaped slaves. Her dad died a few months later. Elizabeth wanted to be a doctor but all the medical schools she tried to get in would not admit her. So she studied with doctors in the south privately. Geneva Medical School of western New York admitted her in 1847. When Elizabeth got accepted to the school many people ridiculed her for trying to be a female doctor but Elizabeth pushed through and kept studying. She graduated at the top of her class in 1849. Dr. Blackwell then went to Paris for the top-leading school for …show more content…
Elizabeth went through many struggles to become a doctor but because of it she changed the way people think of women and doctors. Since Elizabeth was a doctor she was able to help women who felt uncomfortable with male doctors like her friend who was sick and inspired her to be a doctor in the first place. She was also able to write books about her experiences, how she became a doctor, and her struggles of being a doctor. Elizabeth most likely inspired other women who wanted to be a doctor or make a difference for girls to keep going after their dreams and to keep working
Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February, 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. She was in a family of nine and her family moved to New York City in 1832. Her family was active in the abolishment movement but their efforts were not successful. In 1838, her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and her family assisted escaped slaves. Her dad died a few months later. Elizabeth wanted to be a doctor but all the medical schools she tried to get in would not admit her. So she studied with doctors in the south privately. Geneva Medical School of western New York admitted her in 1847. When Elizabeth got accepted to the school many people ridiculed her for trying to be a female doctor but Elizabeth pushed through and kept studying. She graduated at the top of her class in 1849. Dr. Blackwell then went to Paris for the top-leading school for …show more content…
Elizabeth went through many struggles to become a doctor but because of it she changed the way people think of women and doctors. Since Elizabeth was a doctor she was able to help women who felt uncomfortable with male doctors like her friend who was sick and inspired her to be a doctor in the first place. She was also able to write books about her experiences, how she became a doctor, and her struggles of being a doctor. Elizabeth most likely inspired other women who wanted to be a doctor or make a difference for girls to keep going after their dreams and to keep working