Saturday, April 26, 2008

writing5(first female medical doctor )

Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female medical doctor in the United States. She was born in Bristol England on February 3, in 1821. She emigrated to New York City from England in search of a better life in 1832. When she was young, she was interested in medical science. So, she graduated from Geneva Medical in Geneva, New York in 1849. After graduated, she wanted to get a job in a hospital, but she didn’t. Because, most of women hard to find work in field of medicine in those days. After all, she opened the New York Infirmary in 1853. She made a success for her efforts. She also opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary. In 1875, she assisted in founding the London School of Medicine for Woman. She was grate respected all the people as the first medical doctor. She died in Hastings, England, in 1910, at the age of 90.

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