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Elizabeth Blackwell

Physician Elizabeth Blackwell

Profession: Physician

Nationality:
England
English

Biography: First woman to receive a medical degree in the United States as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register.

Born: February 3, 1821
Birthplace: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Star Sign: Aquarius

Died: May 31, 1910 (aged 89)
Cause of Death: Stroke

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  • 1849-01-23 Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in the US to earn a medical degree graduating from New York's Geneva Medical College

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