Elizabeth Blackwell's Achievements

Intro Elizabeth Blackwell was a doctor who made many achievements and overcame hardship. She was the first woman ever to graduate from medical school. She also made many medical achievements and opened hospitals and schools to help save countless lives.
About My Scientist
Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. And was the third of nine children. Her family moved to the United States when she was 11 years old. They first s settled in Ney York City but later moved to Cincinnati. This where she first became a teacher after her father died just to make end meet. Elizabeth soon realized that teaching would get her no where so she decided that she would become a doctor.
Elizabeth started studying medicine and by doing so she stayed with families of male physicians. In Ashville, NC and Charleston, SC . Many people questioned the whether she would get in school or not. She applied for several schools in New York and New
England, but were rejected from all. She also applied to a small college called Geneva College. Even though the acceptance letter was a practical joke. All the students and staff were surprised when she actually showed up. Nobody treated her like she was welcomed and many didn’t want her their just because she was a woman. She wasn’t even allowed to sit with the other students when a professor was doing a lecture.
Accomplishments
Her most famous achievement was being the first woman to graduate from medical school.
But her accomplishments did not end there. After graduating first in her class she went to London and Paris to train in hospitals. But while in Europe she faced even more diversity. In 1851 she returned to New York to establish her own private practice. Elizabeth struggled to find a place to practice. Hospitals and landlords refused her, so she had no choice to buy her own house and to practice there.
In 1852, Elizabeth published The Laws of Life; with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls, a collection of lectures she wrote on health. Elizabeth returned to England to encourage other women to enter the field of medicine. In 1859, she was admitted to the Medical Register of the United Kingdom. Dr. Blackwell was the first woman to ever receive that honor. Elizabeth and her sister Emily inspired, organized, and worked with the Women's Central Association of Relief and the United States Sanitary
Commission.
Elizabeth and her sisters opened the Women's Medical Center. Where Elizabeth became the chair of hygiene. Also in England Elizabeth helped form the National Health Society. Later Elizabeth Blackwell was appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Children. She worked there for over 25 years and then she retired. Memorial
Elizabeth Blackwell had a statue built for her at her Alma mater. It was built because she graduated from that school and became the first woman to do so.
Conclusion
Elizabeth Blackwell was a good woman all she wanted to do was become a doctor, and that’s what she did. That’s why she is still known by everyone around the world today. If it wasn’t for her we might not have women doctors. I think that Elizabeth Blackwell should get her own holiday because it took a lot of courage to go through what she went through on becoming a doctor. I will always remember Elizabeth Blackwell, she is a true American pioneer woman.