Women doctors in the 19th century faced significant barriers to entering the medical profession due to societal norms and gender discrimination. Pioneers like Elizabeth Blackwell, who became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849, challenged these conventions and paved the way for future generations. Despite limited opportunities and widespread skepticism, many women successfully established practices and contributed to fields such as nursing and midwifery, gradually reshaping perceptions of women in medicine. Their efforts laid the groundwork for the eventual acceptance of women as medical professionals in the 20th century.
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Clara barton, Marie Curie, elizabeth blackwell, Jane Goodall, and florence nightgale.
The two great and first Indian women doctors of the 19th and 20th century are Anandibai Gopalrao Joshee and Kadambini Ganguly. Joshee graduated from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886 and Ganguly from Calcutta Medical College of the same year.
Doctors needed no legal do to prove they were doctors
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