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jan 23, 1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell

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Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school and become a doctor in the United States. She faced prejudice for her sex throughout her career. She trained women to become nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War. She even opened the first medical school for women in England.

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jan 23, 1849
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~ 176 years ago