Elizabeth Blackwell’s name is synonymous with breaking ... who also became a doctor, and Dr. Marie Zakrzewska. The infirmary provided much-needed medical care to underserved populations and ...

Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, was a groundbreaking figure in medical history, becoming the first woman to gain admission to and graduate from an American medical college. From a young age, she was ...

From childbirth to diseases to athletics, real knowledge of human bodies was taboo. But the family of British-born Elizabeth Blackwell had pretty much devoted itself to breaking taboos. Immigrating to ...

In 2021 we celebrated the bicentenary of the birth of Dr Elizabeth Blackwell. Our namesake was born in Bristol and went on to be the first ever woman on the British medical register. Find out how we ...