In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive an M.
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As Elizabeth herself predicted, a hundred years hence, Women will not be what they are now..
From Bristol, Paris, and Edinburgh to the rising cities of antebellum America, this richly researched new biography celebrates two complicated pioneers who exploded the limits of possibility for Women in medicine.
Both Sisters were tenacious and visionary, but their convictions did not always align with the emergence of women\'s rights--or with each other.
Together, the Blackwells founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, the first hospital staffed entirely by women.
Nimura presents a story of trial and triumph.
Exploring the sisters\' allies, enemies, and enduring partnership, Janice P.
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.
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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.
Together they founded the first hospital staffed entirely by Women in New York City.
Her achievement made her an icon, but her sister Emily, was the more brilliant physician.
In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive an M.
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