Elizabeth Blackwell By: Ryan, Kari, Gina, Daniel, Afi and Siobhan

Introduction  Elizabeth Blackwell was the first women to get into the Medical Program. My group is going to tell you more about her. First we are going to tell you about her Purpose. The History of her past which also include a Timeline. If you want to know about how everyone at school treated her go to the Argument page. Lastly we will have all of ours relations.

Purpose  Elizabeth Blackwell’s family held views especially liberal for her time, and deeply contrasting with the status quo. After they moved to the United States, her father became involved with the abolitionist movement. She was also the sister-in-law to two prominent women, including the first female minister and a woman famous for her involvement in women’s suffrage.  In 1838, Elizabeth Blackwell’s father died, leaving his 9 children in dire financial straits. Elizabeth stepped up to the plate though, and with two of her sisters opened up a boarding school for girls. In 1847, wanting to further her ability to provide for her family, Elizabeth Blackwell began applying for medical schools. All of the more prominent schools rejected her, but she was finally accepted into Geneva Medical College in New York. After she got in, she was met with disdain by the sexist townspeople and her fellow students. She proved everyone who doubted her abilities wrong though, when she graduated at the top of her class in  After Elizabeth graduated, she moved to England to study midwifery. While she was there she became afflicted with an eye infection that left her blind in one eye, shattering her dream of eventually becoming a surgeon. Elizabeth pressed on however, and continued her practice of medicine. Her career finally culminated into what is arguably her greatest accomplishment; opening up an all women medical school.  Elizabeth Blackwell is a hero to believers of gender equality everywhere. Despite the oppressive social climate of the time, she fought her way into success and was able to provide for her family. On a larger scale though, she opened the door for American and British women to stand on equal terms with men in the medical profession.

Argument  When I first read the Elizabeth Blackwell Biography, I felt mad inside. The first article I read was written by Mattis Richard L. In his article, Richard talk about Dr. Lee life and how she become a medical doctor and the way she was treated. One of the few things that really got my attention was the process of how the fellow student has decided on accepting Dr. Lee into the medical school.  They treated her like a jock. Some of the students were saying “Women doctors! How about a men mothers?” Many of the young men thought it would be fun to have a female classmate and others thought that admitting a woman would be a good joke to play on the faculty (pg.1). I believe that the way Dr. Blackwell was treated was just wrong. Even though Dr. Blackwell has proven to them that women are capable of attending medical school, if they have giving her the same opportunity as they did to the male doctors, she would have went on and discover even greater thing that perhaps the male doctor weren’t able to discover at the time. Thanks to women like Dr. Blackwell, We women of today including any male that agree have to make sure that the future generation continues to improve.  For us to make sure that a problem like this don’t happen again, we women of today have to keep doing what we are doing by keeping ourselves educated, getting out into the community and making sure our voices are heard and stand up for our right. If problem like this were solves, we as a community will benefit greatly. For instant, if Dr. Blackwell was giving the same privileges as her classmate, she might have discovered something new like cure for cancer for example that we probably lose out on.  I believe that Dr. Blackwell was treated very badly and am glad that she was able to stand for it because not only has she give many women’s including men’s a hope but she inspire me to never give up no matter how difficult it get.

Elizabeth Blackwell Time-line  Born on February 3rd. To Samuel and Hannah Blackwell in Bristol, England. She was  the third child of eight.  Struggles following Samuels Sugarcane factory being destroyed in a fire caused the  Blackwell family to relocate to New York, U.S.A.. To start a new life.  Fighting for survival her fathers business was lost. They later moved from New York  to New Jersey.  Relocated again to Cincinnati, Ohio. August of 38' Samuel Blackwell passed on.  In Cincinnati Elizabeth, her mother Hannah, and sisters, Anna and Mariah opened a  private school. Elizabeth trained as a teacher here. This was also the year Elizabeth had the  thought of being a Physician.  Relocated to Kentucky were she trained as a teacher in a school. Later she  moved to North Carolina and participated in social reform movements just as her father did.  Times were not easy then but she was very goal oriented and was a woman with a dream and  she would not give up. She was going to pursue her dreams of being a Physician. In N.  Carolina she was introduced to Dr. John Dickson and he tutored Elizabeth in medical science.  She then moved to S. Carolina where she was tutored by Dr. John's brother Dr. Samuel  Dickson.  Traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here she longed to study at a college. She  was accepted to attend school at Geneva College in New York City. She began her studies  that November, where she faced challenges and hardship from her peers before fitting in at  her school.  Seneca Falls was the location of the First convention of Woman's Privileges where  Elizabeth was announced Pioneer for woman in medicine.  January Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded her medical degree. She was the first  woman Doctor in America. She was top of her class but that did not stop the American  Medical Fraternity from banning her from practicing. She kept a positive attitude and did not  let this bring her down. She left to England where she worked in Hospitals in Birmingham and  London. It was St. Batholomew Hospital in London she met Florence Nightingale.

Time-line  Traveled to Paris to be listed on La Maternite Hospital where she was givin  permission to practice her studies. Through the Mid-wife era she contracted Purulent  Ophthamia. Disease of the eye. Where she was forced to have her eye removed. This  prevented her from puruing her new dream of becoming a surgeon.  Returned to New York. She was having a rough time with the American Medical  Fraternity as they were not ready to pay a female physician. She was denied permission to  practice at Hospitals and Treatment centers. Land lords would not agree to renting their space  to her to start a clinic. She would not stop! She later purchased a house and started her own  practice.  She opened a clinic in the ghetto of New York. Her patients consisted of woman and  children ranging from every age. Dr. Emily, Dr. Marie E. Zakrzewska and Elizabeths sister  later became involved in her practice.  They started up a hospital known as the New York Infirmery For Woman And  Children. This year she adopted an orphan named Katherine Barry who was with Elizabeth til  she died.  Left for Great britain in August to attend a one year tour.  In January Elizabeth became the first female whose name was entered on the  registry of the UK. Elizabeth and Dr. Marie E. opened a hospital called New England Hospital  For Woman And Children.  April 29th. Civil war broke out in America. With the help of more than 3,000 woman.  She formed an association called Womans Central Association For Relief(WCAR).  Where they provided food, clothes and medical supply to american soldiers.  Opened a college called Womans Medical College Of The New York Infirmery in  New York. This was the first medical school for women.

Time Line  Elizabeth Blackwell Time-line  She went London study, then she went back to America in Later She move to countries to continue her doctor, teacher and advertising politically radical didn't include women's suffrage.   She also ratified because The Fifteen Amendment said the All citizens can vote and the can't deny women right to vote   The republican party found out that the amendment also mentions women platform and decide to recognizes the women contribution for their cause of freedom.   The still remain of the women suffrage. They decide to fight for the woman's sufferage to continue.   She became a Professor in London medicine for women. She retired from being Professor in London for the women medicine   She died at home in Hastings, England, on May

Ryan’s Relations  We no longer have much of a problem in America with women facing educational discrimination. However, like Elizabeth Blackwell did so many years ago, they have trouble receiving the same opportunities as men after they graduate. They are generally not paid as much, and on a more subtle level, not respected in the same way. In my opinion, this is due to a religious atmosphere of patriarchy that insidiously exerts its force on America’s social climate.

Afi’s Relations  The article I read was written by Mattis Richard L. In his article, there are many things that use to happen to women that we still experiences but not as it were before. Back in the 1800 women are look at as just a home maker, they don’t believe women can be a doctor because they believe women can’t handle blood or bone. Women themselves are threaten when their fellow women dare to do pursuit so call men careers. For example when Dr. Blackwell finally get admitted to medical school, her first day were difficult because townspeople started at her, rooming houses turned her away and other students ignored her. Situation like this will make thing harder. Even though women have a lot more opportunity today, problem like this exist. Women are getting pay less for the same job men are being pay more for, Women are less likely to be offer certain position than men, some men feel treating when there wife make more than them and so on  Personally, Elizabeth Blackwell story has inspired me greatly. The reason why I find Dr. Blackwell story so inspiring is because my goal is to one day go to medical school. Some time when thing get really hard in my life, I find myself saying “is it really worth the effort?” And also I feel like I can relate to her story a little bite. Unlike nothing she has gone through, I too have to prove to few professor in the past that say I cannot get an A in a particular class because English is not my first language. I don’t think things like this is going to vanish, all that we can do is stand up for our right so that the next generation to come will not suffer the same way and will spend their time facing new challenges

Daniel’s Relations  In Elizabeth Blackwell's was a physician for twenty - nine year. She was the first physician in the united state. She recruited women nurse for the Civil War, she want She also train women to become nurse for the union army. She build and open a infirmary for women and children help them to get better. The nurses she taught to help the union army when they get hurt from the war. Matthews, Glenna. "Blackwell, Elizabeth." American Women's History: A Student Companion. Dec : n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 24 Apr Elizabeth expand her infirmary to teach women if the want to become a doctor.

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Siobhan’s Relations  I truly believe that Elizabeth Blackwell help us out because she was the one who should everyone that women are capable in doing whatever guys does. She was growing up without a father at the age of 9, which must be really hard for her and still was able to be a doctor. She was also someone doesn’t give up when things gets hard. I’m just glad that right now we do not have the same problem with our educational system.

Conclusion  We have learned so much about Elizabeth Blackwell and found out some inserting things about her. Here are some examples, first would be that she wasn’t accepted into the medical program. Second would be that she wouldn’t give up on something. Lastly, She also ratified because The Fifteen Amendment.

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Cite For Argument Section  Mattis, Richard L. "Elizabeth Blackwell." Cricket 22.7 (1995): 44. Primary Search. Web. 23 Apr

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