Elizabeth Blackwell

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Elizabeth Blackwell - First American Female Doctor

Every doctor's college said "NO, NO, NO" - no woman may become a doctor! That's the way it was in 1840 in the USA. But Elizabeth Blackwell said "YES, YES, YES." She had the intelligence and skills needed to become a doctor. Most importantly, Elizabeth had CONFIDENCE. "I can" was her winning spirit. And that very confident young woman became Dr. Blackwell, leading the way for many others.

Videos:

"Dr. Denenberg talks about Elizabeth Blackwell"
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Quotes:

"For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women."

"If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled."

"It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world."

"The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me."

Feb 3, 1821 - May 31, 1910

Virtue: Confidence

How can you show you have a "can do" attitude when you start a new task?

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Trading Card

Real American Heroes trading card of hero Elizabeth Blackwell and virtue Confidence, back side

Production Information

Card #7 of 25

# of Cards Printed = 1877

Diamond = 82

Ruby = 204

Emerald = 281

Sapphire = 372

Topaz = 938

# of Productions = 14

First Printing = 2007-05-30

# of Editions = 1

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Fun Facts

Rejected by all the leading schools because of her sex, Blackwell applied to Geneva Medical College where her application was accepted only after being endorsed by the current students who thought it was a joke.
In January 1849, Blackwell graduated first in her class. Charles Lee (Geneva's dean) commended her "perseverance under difficulties and obstacles next to insurmountable."
... additional facts are listed on the Elizabeth Blackwell trading card

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Links

Blackwell Medical Scholarship Program - Elizabeth Blackwell received her medical degree from Geneva Medical College (now Hobart and William Smith Colleges) in 1849.

http://www.hws.edu/academics/programs/blackwellscholars.asp

Elizabeth Blackwell - That girl there is doctor of medicine

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/graduation.html

Elizabeth Blackwell's 'A Curious Herbal'

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/themes/landmarks/blackwells.html

Freedom Hero: Elizabeth Blackwell

http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=e_blackwell

Online Encyclopedia - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Blackwell

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