Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor of Modern Times

by Adele Glimm

As reported by a fellow student, when Elizabeth Blackwell arrived at her first class in medical school in 1847, "A hush fell over the class as if each member had been stricken with paralysis...A death-like stillness prevailed during the lecture." Elizabeth Blackwell tells the fascinating story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female physician in the United States. Blazing trails and overcoming prejudicethroughout her education and professional life, denied access to hospitals. Blackwell opened the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and, in 1868, the Women's Medical College, the first of its kind in history.

124 pages, Paperback

First published February 3, 2000

Reviews

[Diese Diese · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such an inspiring story! This book doesn't have much detail as per usual biography but it gave me enough to glimpse into the life of the first woman doctor of modern times.