In the mid-1730s, Elizabeth Blackwell did something that no one like her had ever done. Over the course of two years, she became the first British woman to produce a fully illustrated herbal — a ...

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More than anything, Elizabeth Blackwell became a doctor to show the ... “physician,” known as Madame Restell, who peddled herbal remedies and surgical intervention for the oldest problem ...

And there was little help from her wealthy family because Elizabeth Blackwell ... lacked pictures. Blackwell knew that without illustrations for plant identification, an herbal was next to useless.

A Curious Herbal, the first modern edition of Elizabeth Blackwell’s 18th-century botanical guide, grants her the recognition that she has long deserved. Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Hyperallergic ...

Open: Images from the History of Medicine (National Library of Medicine) Plate 6 from Elizabeth Blackwell's A curious herbal. Illustration of the flower, fruit, and root of a wild tansy plant. Image ...

The first woman to graduate from a U.S. medical college, Elizabeth Blackwell broke through gender barriers to make history. Her remarkable story of courage and perseverance serves as a testament ...

It was a cold, wintry day in upstate, western New York when a 28-year-old Elizabeth Blackwell received her diploma from the Geneva Medical College. As she accepted her sheepskin, Charles Lee ...

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. Five years later, her younger sister Emily became the third woman to do so. Their story is told ...