WOMEN IN MEDICINE AND DENTISTY-1:DR ELIZABETH BLACKWELL BIRTHDAY

DR ELIZABETH BLACKWELL,A MAJOR AMERICAN PHYSICAIAN,THE FIRST FEMALE PHYSICIAN OF U.S AND ENGLAND,FOUNDER OF NEW YORK INFIRMARY HOSPITAL

b.FEB 3,1821,BRISTOL,ENGLAND

d.MAY 31,1910,HASTINGS

IN US MEDICAL HISTORY,DR BLACKWELL HAS TAKEN A UNIQUE POSITION.IN 1849 SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE GRADUATE OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL,IN GENEVA,NEW YORK,THEN SHE STARTED THE FIRST ALL FEMALE HOSPITAL IN THE WORLD,AS NEW YORK INFIRMARY,ALSO THE FIRST FOR WOMEN.THIS IS WHERE TO BECOME THE NEW YORK INFIRMARY-BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL IN GREENWICH VILLAGE,AND THEN :NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL,AFFILIATED WITH NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

see also:mediran/dr elizabeth blackwell