Historedia
Person

Elizabeth Blackwell

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1849–1857

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Elizabeth Blackwell, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman doctor in the United States

    1849

    Role: Graduate

    1. 1849 · Buffalo Medical Journal and Monthly ReviewPublication of Blackwell's Thesis

      Blackwell's thesis on typhoid fever was published in 1849, becoming the first medical article published by a female student from the United States.

    2. January 23, 1849 · Geneva Medical CollegeBlackwell Graduates from 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.

  2. Elizabeth Blackwell opens the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children

    1857

    Role: Founder

    1. 1857 · East 7th Street near Tompkins Square ParkOpening of the New York Infirmary

      Elizabeth Blackwell, Emily Blackwell, and Marie Zakrzewska opened the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children in 1857, expanding the earlier dispensary.

Sources

  1. Geneva Medical College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15
  2. Elizabeth Blackwell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
  3. NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01