Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women is the story of Elizabeth Blackwell’s groundbreaking struggle to practice medicine, 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.

About the author

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was the first woman awarded the MD degree in the United States. She was a professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women, and retired in 1907.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Blackwell
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781538179628
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7962-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Classics in Women's Studies; Classics in Women’s Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Medical profession, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls