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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

“I also took advantage of an opportunity to work with The Black Country Living Museum, which formed the basis of a second successful application to the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute ... of work ...