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SHEis Amazing Profile: Elizabeth & Emily Blackwell – Sisters Who Opened Medicine’s Doors for Women

SHEis Amazing Profile: Elizabeth & Emily Blackwell – Sisters Who Opened Medicine’s Doors for Women

Quick Facts Elizabeth Blackwell Born: February 3, 1821 • Bristol, England Died: May 31, 1910 (aged 89) • Hastings, England Known For: The first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, advocate for women in medicine and public health Emily Blackwell Born: October 8, 1826 • Bristol, England Died: September 7, 1910 (aged 83) • York Cliffs, Maine Known For: The second woman in the U.S. to receive a medical degree, co-founder of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children...

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