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First female physician in modern times. first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree. Trained nurses in Civil War
Reading
The Moral Education of the Young
Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women (1895)
Writing available on the net
Commentaries
- Online history at the National Institutes of Health, including copies of historical documents: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/
- An online biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, with links to more articles on Blackwell and others in her famous family, plus links to many resources on the Net: http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_blackwell_eliz.htm