Hawks

Dr. Esther Hawks

  • Esther was born.

    She was born in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  • First women doctor

    First women doctor
    In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female doctor.
  • She married Dr. John Milton.

    She married Dr. John Milton.
    She married Dr. John Milton in manchester, New Hampshire.
  • Recieved a medical degree.

    From the New England Medical College for Women.
  • Georgia seceded.

    Georgia seceded from the union.
  • Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

    Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
    He was elected.
  • The Civil War began.

    The Civil War began.
    On April 12, 1861 the Civil War began.
  • Went to Washington

    When the civil war began, Esther went to Washington, but was rejected as a nurse and remained a volenteer.
  • The Battle of Antietam.

    The Battle of Antietam took place.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg.

    The Battle of Gettysburg took place.
  • Vicksburg falls.

    Vicksburg surreneded in July of 1863.
  • The Battle of Chickamauga.

    The rebels won.
  • Atlanta was burned.

    The battle of atlanta took place and Atlanta burned.
  • Esther opened a school.

    She opened a school for both black and whites in Jacksonville.
  • The Civil War ended.

    The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 after 4 years.
  • First integrated school in Florida.

    Esther started what might have been the first integrated school in Florida.
  • She wrote in her diary...

    On November 1867, Esther wrote in her diary that the 17 black and 8 white students at her school were playing together.
  • Her school was torched.

    The school esther owned was torched.
  • She went back to New England.

    She went back to New England.
    After her school was torched, Esther went back to work with her husband because her school was torched.
  • Esther Died.

    Esther died in 1906 at the age of 73.