elvisomar: Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) Physician Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to earn
elvisomar: Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) Physician Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and was also the first woman on the United Kingdom Medical Register. She was an advocate for many social and moral reforms in the US and the UK, most notably hygiene and medical education, family planning, and women’s rights—although it must be acknowledged she believed disease came from moral impurity. Number 169 in an ongoing series celebrating remarkable women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. -- source link