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 the 1840s, Elizabeth Blackwell was admitted to a U.S. medical school — in part because the male students thought her application was part of an elaborate prank. She persisted and got her ...

Elizabeth Blackwell’s name is synonymous with breaking barriers and paving the way for women in the field of medicine. As the ...

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 ...

A glance at the biography of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, and her Cincinnati connection isn’t obvious, but it is there. You can find ...

“If I could have been treated by a lady doctor, my worst sufferings would have been spared me,” a friend told Elizabeth Blackwell in early 1845. English-born Blackwell was interested in ...

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in U.S. history to receive a medical degree. In 1912, the Standard Oil Company of New York was fined $55,000 for violating the Elkins Act in ...

Our name recognises the outstanding contribution of Elizabeth Blackwell in the field of healthcare. She is an inspirational figure who exemplifies the spirit of what our Institute is striving to ...