Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman awarded the MD degree in the United States and opened up a small dispensary of her own in a slum district. She later opened up the Womans Medical College at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and performed valuable service during the American Civil War. She moved permanently to England in 1869 and established a successful private practice and was appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women. Her autobiography, Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women, is a unique and insightful reflection on the philosophy of medicine, women's education, the evils of slavery, and the nature of American society in the nineteenth century.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 170 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was a trailblazer in the field of medicine, becoming the first woman to earn an MD degree in the United States. She established a small dispensary in a slum district and later expanded it into the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, which was incorporated in 1859. With the help of Florence Nightingale, she opened the Womans Medical College at the infirmary in 1868, which operated for thirty-one years. During the American Civil War, she played a vital role in organizing the Womans Central Association of Relief and the U.S. Sanitary Commission, which provided nurses for the war. In 1869, Blackwell moved permanently to England, where she established a successful private practice and was appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women. She retired in 1907. Elizabeth Blackwell's autobiography, Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women, is a fascinating account of her pioneering efforts to practice medicine. It offers insightful reflections on the philosophy of medicine, women's education, the evils of slavery, and the nature of American society in the nineteenth century. This unique autobiography will appeal to scholars and students of women's studies and the history of science.

Dimension: 216 x 140 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538178355