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The First Woman Doctor
982 wordsI have recently read the story The First Women Doctor. It is about Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female to earn a medical degree. It took her many years and determination, but finally all of her hard work paid off and she got that degree. I will try to explain to you what the story is about. The main character in this story is Elizabeth Blackwell. Her family played a great role in her life. She was born in Britain but moved to the United States, then back to Britain. She was twenty-eight when s...
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Elizabeth Blackwell N Y
252 wordsBlackwell, Elizabeth (1821 - 1910) Elizabeth Blackwell was born on Feb. 3 1821, in Bristol New York. She was one of the nine children of Samuel Blackwell. Samuel Blackwell was a prosperous sugar refiner. Elizabeth Blackwell and her family moved to N. Y. C. When she was eleven. After her fathers business was destroyed by a fire. Her father died in 1838. Later Elizabeth, her mother and sisters opened a private school. But she was bored with teaching so she decided to pursue a career in medicine. I...
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Women And Children Elizabeth Blackwell
2,731 wordsDo you know who the first woman doctor of the United States was? ? ? Well if you don t I think you will enjoy the pleasure of learning about this energetic and hard working woman who made it possible for the world to look at women a different way. Elizabeth Blackwell made the goal that many women wanted comes true for the first time. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England on a brisk night, on February 3 rd, 1821 to the proud parents of Hannah and Samuel Blackwell. Elizabeth was the thi...
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Women And Children Elizabeth Blackwell
672 words9; Elizabeth Elizabeth Blackwell Elizabeth Blackwell 9; Elizabeth Blackwell was a great woman. She was the first woman to receive a Medical degree in America. She opened an Infirmary for women and children in New York. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3 1821 in Bristol, England. But was raised differently then most children at this time. See women were treated differently than men. Women were given little education and were not allowed to hold important positions. They were not all...
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Womens Movement Nineteenth Century
1,261 wordsEquality In 1890, less then one half of one percent of women were employed gainfully outside of the home. Over the next hundred years, women have not only gained access to jobs outside of the home, but also fought for equality in the work place. These struggles have not been easy by any means. Women have overcome many obstacles in there journey into the work force, none grater then the views of their male piers. Many males thought and continue to think that there is no place for women in the wor...
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