Elizabeth Blackwell
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Elizabeth Blackwell was the first modern woman doctor, and the first woman doctor in the United States.
She was born in Bristol, England, on February 3, 1821. When she was young, her family moved to America. At first, she was a teacher. She became a doctor in 1849. She founded her own hospital in New York.
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- An online history at the National Institutes of Health, including copies of historical documents
- An online biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, with links to more articles on Blackwell and others in her famous family, plus links to many resources on the Internet
- Biography from the National Institutes of Health