The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The Life of the First Woman Physician by Julia Boyd

The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The Life of the First Woman Physician

Julia Boyd

314 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative slow-paced
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On 25 January 1849, Punch responded to an event that took place in upstate New York with a rhyme about 'excellent Miss Blackwell!'. On that day, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first modern woman to earn a degree from a recognised medical college. ...

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