Episode 2 of 2
Blackwell Graduates from Geneva Medical College
- When
- January 23, 1849
- Where
- Geneva Medical College
Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from the Medical Institution of Geneva College on January 23, 1849, becoming the first woman in the United States to receive a doctor's degree in medicine.
Blackwell graduated at the head of her class. The occasion marked the culmination of years of trial and disappointment for Miss Blackwell and was a key event in the struggle for the emancipation of women in the nineteenth century in America.
Sources
- Geneva Medical College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15
- Elizabeth Blackwell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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