Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
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About This Book
Elizabeth Blackwell(1821 - 1910) was the first woman awarded the MD degree in the United States. This is the story of her dedicated, groundbreaking struggle to practice the medical profession, eloquently told in her own words.Full of insightful reflections on the philosophy of medicine, women's education, the evils of slavery, and the nature of American society in the nineteenth century, this unique autobiography will interest scholars and students of women's studies and the history of science.
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- PIONEER WORK IN OPENING THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TO WOMEN
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE IN ENGLAND 1821
- EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES
- CHAPTER II EARNING MONEY FOR MEDICAL STUDY 1845-1847
- CHAPTER III STUDY IN AMERICA 1847-1849
- Extracts from the Journal of 1847
- Extracts from the Journal.
- Extracts from the Journal of 1849.
- Extracts from the Journal.
- Extracts from the Journal.
- CHAPTER IV STUDY IN EUROPE 1849-1851
- Notes from the Journal.
- A Sortie from La Maternité.
- Last Days in England.—Farewells.
- CHAPTER V PRACTICAL WORK IN AMERICA
- To Lady Noel Byron
- CHAPTER VI ENGLAND REVISITED 1858
- To Lady Byron
- To Dr. Emily Blackwell
- To Dr. Emily Blackwell, New York
- To Dr. Emily Blackwell, New York
- To Lady Byron
- CHAPTER VII RETURN TO ENGLAND 1869
- APPENDIX
- I
- II An M.D. in a Gown
- III First Annual Report of the New York Dispensary for Poor Women and Children, 1855
- ADDRESSES
- PUBLICATIONS
- FOOTNOTES
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