Elizabeth Blackwell
This page lists items in the database related to Elizabeth Blackwell (b. Bristol, England, 3 February 1821; d. Hastings, Sussex, England, 31 May 1910):
Bibliography
- E.Blackwell, Pioneer work in opening the medical profession to women, Dent & Sons, London 1914, pp. 236.
- W.F.Bynum and Helen Bynum, Dictionary of medical biography, Greenwood Press, Westport (CT) 2007, vol. 1, pp. 224-5.
- D.Clarke Wilson, Lone Woman. The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, The First Woman Doctor, Little, Brown & C., Boston-Toronto 1970, pp. 469
Wow, Elizabeth Blackwell seems like an amizing person! I only wish that i could meet her. She accomplished so man things, even though in her time, she wasn't supposed to even study medicine! I really admire her.
You are right. I also think she continues to be a very interesting model for medical students and professionals. Why don't you join our website and help us to enrich the Elizabeth Blackwell section? Greetings!
HECK YEA, SHE ROCKS! She is such a great roll model for any woman with a dream! She lets you know that you can acomplish anything you dream of, with just a little determination!
She iz so cool
i am doin a history day project on elizabeth and found that she was absolutely amazing.. she is one of the greatest women in history! i would love to have actually gotten to meet her because she changed not only the medical field but she also changed the way society viewed women!!! women are just as good as men are and she knew that and wanted everyone else to know that too!! thats so freakin cool how she was so determined to reach her goal… i wanna be the same way!!! :-)
how many siblings did she have in her family?
Wow she is amazing.. I chose to do my term paper on her because she is an inspiring women and someone i could look up to. she did what ever she had to do to become a doctor even if that ment tolorating the crap she went through to become one which was redic what she was put through..
Hi Kara my name is Megan and I'm doing History day on Elizabeth Blackwell also! I was wondering if you have any sources or a bibliography that I could maybe look at and get help from. Much appreciated! -Megan(:
i agree with all of you she was a great women history
I am doing a history day project also, and i have learned soooooo much…….. she is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Blackwell spent many summers on Martha's Vineyard where in her younger years she had an affair with her married neighbor Mr. Mayhew. He adopted his son and raised him w/o every tarnishing the incredible carreer of the woman I call my Great, Great Grandmother.
Any reliable source about this statement, Rebecca?
Did you save her works on paper or did you throw them away?
This woman has opened my eyes to follow my dream ive had since i was a child, I have ben married and raised 4 children and i an still young and want to do more w my life, and here it goes(social worker) i want so badly to help people who are lost in the system!!! Thank you Elizabeth!!