Elizabeth Blackwell
First woman doctor
British-American physician (1821-1910).
Admitted to medical school as a joke by students who voted her in for laughs, she graduated first in her class to become the first woman with a US medical degree. Locked out of hospitals, she opened her own — and a medical college to train other women.
Famous for
- First woman to earn a US medical degree
- Founded the New York Infirmary for women
- Opened medicine to women
In Rubicon
Elizabeth Blackwell is one of the historical characters you can play as in Rubicon, a trivia game where you answer in your own words and an AI judge reads what you meant. Elizabeth Blackwell is filed under Human Body & Medicine, and is strongest at Human Body & Medicine.
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