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Elizabeth Blackwell is born.
She was born near Bristol, England and was the third of nine children born to Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell. Samuel Blackwell was a sugar refiner. -
The Blackwell Family Moves to America
The Blackwell family moves to America. They spend a few years in New York and New Jersey and eventually settle in Cincinnati, Ohio. Elizabeth is 11 years old. -
Samuel Blackwell Dies
Samuel Blackwell dies leaving the family extremely poor. Elizabeth, her mother, and her two older sisters, Anna and Marianne. -
Elizabeth Moves to Kentucky
Elizabeth moves to Kentucky for a new teaching position. During this time, she realizes there were no jobs for women other than teaching, which typically ended in marriage. She decided she wanted to become a doctor. -
Elizabeth Recieves an Acceptence Letter to Medical School
Geneva College, a small medical school in rural New York, sends Elizabeth a letter of acceptence. People were suprised when Elizabeth showed up at the college, because the acceptence letter was meant to be a practical joke. -
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Elizabeth Goes To College
Elizabeth's admittance to Geneva Medical College created an uproar and she faced criticism from fellow students and the general public. Even her professors did not let her participate in all labs and activities because she was a women, but she worked hard and graduated first in her class. -
Elizabeth Establishes A Private Practice And Opens A Clinic
Elizabeth establishes a private practice in New York and later opens a clinic. The clinic later becomes known as the New York Dispensary for Poor Women and Children in 1853. -
Elizabeth Creates A Medical School
In the late 1860s, Elizabeth Blackwell created a medical school for women. The school was called Women’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary. -
Elizabeth Returns To England
Soon after creating the college, Elizabeth Blackwell returned to England. She set up a private practice in London and was a lecturer at the London School of Medicine for Women. -
Elizabeth Dies
Elizabeth dies in her home in Hastings on May 31, 1910. She never married and had no children.
