-
birth
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol England. -
moving
Elizabeth and her family moved to America in late April. -
Being Accepted
After 29 school rejections she finally started at Geneva Medical College -
medical degree
She became the first female to earn a medical degree in the U.S graduating top in her class -
La Maternite`
Elizabeth returned to England with her English cousin there she enrolled at Paris’s maternity hospital, La Maternite` Unfortunately she could not become a surgeon because pus from an infant's wound infected her left eye leaving it blind. -
The New York Dispensary for Poor Women and Children
2 Years after Elizabeth returned to New York she opened The New York Dispensary for Poor Women and Children -
The New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children
Elizabeth her sister, Emily, and qualified physician Marie Zakrzewska raised enough funds from The New York Dispensary for Poor Women and Children donors so they could open a hospital, The New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children -
Civil War
Elizabeth became a nurse during the civil war for the soldiers on Union -
Chair of Gynecology
Elizabeth accepted the chair of Gynecology at the London School of Medicine after going back to England in 1869. She only stayed there for a year until becoming sick -
Death
Elizabeth died in Hastings, United Kingdom from a stroke
