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Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3rd 1821 in England and
died on May 31st 1910. When she was 11 years old she and her family moved
to America. When Elizabeth Blackwell moved to America, she first went to
New York and then she moved to New Jersey. Elizabeth wanted to become a
doctor but it was very hard for her so she studied independently with another
doctor. After Elizabeth studied with her tutor, she eventually got accepted to
Geneva Medical College in upstate New York in 1847.
Elizabeth Blackwell was well known because she was the first woman
to graduate from medical school. She attended Geneva Medical College and
because of this she inspired many women around the U.S to follow their
dreams. Elizabeth Blackwell is motivational because she was the first
woman to graduate medical school and she also helped create a school to
train nurses. She helped standardize cleanliness in the medical field when
she created the Association of Sanitary Council.
Elizabeth Blackwell contributed to science and technology. She was
important to science because she was the first woman to graduate from
medical school. She is also important because during the civil war, she and
her sisters trained women to become nurses and help people from the war.