What did Elizabeth Blackwell accomplish?

Answer 1

she was the first woman to become a doctor in the U.S. She became the first female doctor in 1849 and her only surviving sibling, Emily raised money to open a hospital especially for women and children. It opened in 1857 and of course, it was run by women doctors. Blackwell also built on her success by opening a college for women in 1868.

Blackwell also had an impact on the women's rights, in the growing movement for women's right to vote.

Answer 2

Elizabeth Blackwell's childhood:

• Born 03 February 1821 in Bristol, England.
• She had a governess and was kept close to home.
• Her father, Samuel Blackwell, was a religious dissenter, so she was not allowed public schooling.
• Her father hired tutors how educated his daughters in the same subjects boys were educated in.
• She had 2 older sisters and 6 younger brothers and sisters.
• At the age of 12, her family moved to New York in America.
• At the age of 17, her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.

She had a pretty good child hood, no violence was involved. For discipline her father would write what she had done and she would sleep in the attic on an empty stomach. Also her parents educated her very well. Her and her sisters ( Maria and Anne) opened up a school to raise money in America when their family business had failed. Thank You and I hope you find some more info If I hadn't answered all your questions.
Elizabeth Blackwell's childhood:

• Born 03 February 1821 in Bristol, England.
• She had a governess and was kept close to home.
• Her father, Samuel Blackwell, was a religious dissenter, so she was not allowed public schooling.
• Her father hired tutors how educated his daughters in the same subjects boys were educated in.
• She had 2 older sisters and 6 younger brothers and sisters.
• At the age of 12, her family moved to New York in America.
• At the age of 17, her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.

Answer 3

Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England to Samuel and Hannah Blackwell. Because Samuel Blackwell was a dissenter (one who refuses to accept the authority of an established church), the Blackwell children were denied public schooling. Samuel hired private tutors who went against English tradition and instructed the girls in the same subjects as the boys. Hannah Blackwell inspired her children by introducing them to music and literature. When Elizabeth was twelve years old, Samuel Blackwell brought his family to New York, New York. Samuel Blackwell soon became a strong supporter of abolition, the movement to end slavery in America. In 1838 Samuel Blackwell died leaving his family unprovided for. Thus causing the three oldest girls to support the family by operating a boarding school for young women.

Answer 4

She worked at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Bedford College, and St. Bartolomew's Hospital Geneva Medical College.

Answer 5

8 of her siblings and 8 of her cousins died.