On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to earn a medical doctorate
On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to earn a medical doctorate. Despite sexism, she succeeded not only in completing her coursework, but founding a hospital and training nurses during the Civil War. 🩹🩺💉 Did you know? Blackwell was inspired to pursue the medical profession after a dying […]