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Elizabeth was born in England in 1821
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In 1832, Elizabeth´s father moved the family to United State to star a new business
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In 1838, Elizabeth´s father died after a short illness
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In 1844, a visit to a neighbor change the direction of Elizabeth´s life
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First: Make enough money
Second: Learn enough about human biology
Third: Medical school that would accept a woman -
In 1845, Blackwell moved to North Carolina and then South Carolina.
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Elizabeth had been accepted at last and she was going to medical school
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A big meeting about winning more rights for women
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Elizabeth had an eye infection and she had to remove her left eye and wear a galss eye
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On January 23, 1849, she graduated. She had finished first in her class
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She returned to United States in 1851 and set up an office in New York
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In 1857, she established a small hospital for poor women and children in New York City
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In November 1868, Elizabeth and her sister opened the Women´s Medical College of the New York Infirmary
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Dr. Blackwell continued to practice medicine until her retirement in 1877