1. By, Molly Parks Elizabeth Blackwell

3. She had eight brothers and sisters who she liked to play with.

4. Her family moved to America when Elizabeth was 11 years old.

5. First they lived in New York City and then they moved to Cincinnati.Birth/Early life

7. When Elizabeth was a little older, her friend Mary was very sick. Elizabeth visited her to check on her. Mary asked Elizabeth to become a doctor.Birth/Early life

9. Elizabeth decided she wanted to go to medical school.

10. After being rejected from 29 medical schools, she got accepted to Geneva Medical College in Geneva, NY.

11. In 1849 she graduated from medical school. She was the first woman doctor ever! Education

13. Dr. Blackwell opened a hospital for poor women and children in New York City in 1857.

14. She also opened a medical school for women in 1868.

15. She died on May 31, 1910. She died in her home of natural causes. She was 89 years old. Adult life/career

17. She also started the National Health Society in 1871. It helped people learn how to stay healthy.

18. Dr. Blackwell also started the idea of good hand washing and hygiene in hospitals.accomplishments

20. She made hospitals around the world safer because of her ideas about cleanliness and hand washing.Impact on the world