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Elizabeth Blackwell: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born February 3, 1821 • England
Died May 31, 1910 (aged 89) • Hastings • England
Founder New York Infirmary for Women and Children
Notable Family Members sister Emily Blackwell

Photos

Elizabeth Blackwell
Woman's Medical College
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Emily Blackwell
Emily Blackwell
American physician and educator
Eliza Maria Mosher.
Eliza Maria Mosher
American physician and educator
Preston, Ann
Ann Preston
American physician and educator
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Clara Marshall
American physician and educator
Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska
Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska
American physician
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William Worrall Mayo
American physician
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Sir Robert Sibbald
Scottish physician and antiquarian
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Frank Jobe
American orthopedic surgeon
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Charles Frederick Menninger
American physician
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William James Mayo
American physician
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Karl Augustus Menninger
American physician
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William Claire Menninger
American physician
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Charles William Mayo
American physician
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Charles Horace Mayo
American physician
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Carl Cori
American biochemist
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Gerty Cori
American biochemist
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William B. Castle
American physician
William Harvey
William Harvey
English physician
Mildred Stahlman holding an infant in Vanderbilt's NICU, black and white photo
Mildred T. Stahlman
American neonatologist
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan
American biologist

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