Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of ordinary womanhood.
She was soon joined in her iconic achievement by her younger sister, Emily, who was actually the more brilliant physician..
In 1849, she became the first woman in America to receive an M.
D.
Though the world at first recoiled at the notion of a woman studying medicine, her intelligence and intensity ultimately won her the acceptance of the male medical establishment.
Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of ordinary womanhood