Primary Sources:
Blackwell, Elizabeth. Laws of Life by Elizabeth Blackwell. Digital image. U.S. National Library of Medicine. N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2016.“Laws of Life” written by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell regarded to the laws of life and the physical education of girls. This digital image displays a picture of the book Elizabeth Blackwell wrote, and what it looked like. Blackwell wrote many books in her life and this was one of the many well-written books she made.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. Letter to Baroness Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron. 4 Mar. 1851. Letter Concerning Women's Rights. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Adventure of the American Mind. Web. 19 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell sent this letter to Baroness Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron regarding women’s rights and the education of medicine for females, asking the Baroness for support. This letter helped me contemplate what Blackwell had said to Baroness Anne Byron exactly and why she said what was written in the letter.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. Letter Written by Elizabeth Blackwell. Digital image. Racliffe Institute Harvard University. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Jan. 2017.
This letter Elizabeth Blackwell wrote in 1887 is describing how the phrase “female physician” before usually meant an abortionist, and how Blackwell thought that it was “a wicked perversion of what should be a very honorable title”. Elizabeth hoped that respectfulness would be put back into the phrase “female physician”.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. "Medicine as a Profession For Women." N.d. TS. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2016.
A picture of the paragraphs Elizabeth Blackwell and her sister, Emily Blackwell said according to their opinions for medicine as a profession for women. This supported me to know what Blackwell and her sister thought about women in medicine, since Elizabeth had a degree in medicine after all and her sister helped her found the “New York Infirmary for Women”.
Elizabeth Blackwell's Letter of Admission. Digital image. U.S. National Library of Medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell’s admission to Geneva Medical School was a surprise and an accomplishment for her, since she had been trying to get submitted into many other medical institutions. The students which had voted her in thought it was a joke, but she proved to them that she was a worthy medical student. This picture shows one of the many accomplishments she made in her life.
[Group Portrait of Members of the Blackwell Family outside on a Lawn]. Digital image.[Group Portrait of Members of the Blackwell Family outside on a Lawn]. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Dec. 2016.
This is a photograph of Elizabeth Blackwell and her family in a yard outside. The image demonstrates to me what the Blackwell family actually looked like, how they dressed, and their expressions. It really helped me understand the customs of the Elizabeth Blackwell, her family, and the people back then.
N.d. MS, Elizabeth Blackwell's Degree from Geneva. Geneva Medical School. Mikayla G., 2015. Web. 29 Dec. 2016.
As a graduate from Geneva Medical School, this diploma made Elizabeth Blackwell the first woman to graduate from a medical university in the U.S. This was one of the biggest achievements she ever made in her life. It wasn’t easy to even get into a medical college as a woman, and even when Blackwell was admitted to Geneva, she wasn’t really treated well. But she never gave up and she graduated top of her class in 1849.
N.d. MS, Lecture Notes Written by Elizabeth Blackwell. Geneva Medical School. U.S National Library of Medicine, 2012. Web. 24 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell wrote these notes in Professor Lee’s lesson of “materia medica” in Geneva Medical School, which proved that Blackwell was really attentive and focused as a student in the medical institution. This is how she would later graduate from Geneva as one of the highest in her class.
N.d. TS, List of Students of Geneva Medical School. Geneva Medical School. U.S National Library of Medicine. 2012. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell was the only woman in her class of Geneva Medical School, which is proven by this list of the students in this school. Everybody in that time of the school had been a male, until Blackwell took a stand in history to become the first woman ever to graduate from a medical university and become part of the doctoral staff.
New York Infirmary for Women and Children. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell had founded this building along with her sister, Emily Blackwell, in 1853 in which was called the “New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children”. This hospital shown in the picture had some success and became known for it’s education and services. When it was first opened, it had an entirely female staff, which was part of Blackwell’s pursue in the medical field for women.
"Original Communications." Editorial. Buffalo Medical Journal Feb. 1849: n. pag. U.S National Library of Medicine. 2012. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell spent her spring and summer in 1849 helping out the most ill and crazy Irish immigrants afflicted by “ship fever”, also known as typhus. She was also authorized to observe the patients and medical staff, but they wanted nothing to do with her. She wrote about her experience here, and how typhus affected people which was later honorarily put in the Buffalo Medical Journal.
Presbytarian Church, Geneva N.Y. Digital image. U.S National Library of Medicine. N.p., Jan. 1849. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
After much hard work, Elizabeth Blackwell had finally graduated from Geneva Medical School top of her class. Blackwell had gained support from many people and had her graduating ceremony here, in Presbytarian Church in Geneva, New York. Her brother, Henry, who attended the ceremony, described this event to his family in a letter.
Quote from Elizabeth Blackwell. Digital image. Words on Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2016.
“If society will not admit of woman’s free development, then society must be remodeled” was a quote said by Elizabeth Blackwell, probably meaning that society should have equal rights for women just the same as men, and if not, we need to change it to be that way. For example, Blackwell probably meant that there should be women doctors just like there are male doctors and women should get the same education as men.
"The Late Medical Degree To A Female." Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. N.p.: n.p., 1849. N. pag. U.S National Library of Medicine, 2012. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
When Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from Geneva Medical School, she became well-known for this accomplishment. The two pages from this book written in 1849 write about the author, Benjamin Haskell’s, opinions of Blackwell’s graduation from Geneva, and how he thinks her diploma from Geneva that made her part of the medical staff as a woman was a bad idea. Blackwell never gave in because of these kind of people though, she kept pursuing her dreams.
Trustees of the New York Infirmary. Digital image. U.S. National Library of Medicine. N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2016.
Here are the trustees of the “New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children” and the “Women’s Medical College.” This list showed me who assisted in these organizations besides Blackwell and her sister and how many people assisted, which helps me comprehend how established Blackwell’s organizations were.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. Letter to Baroness Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron. 4 Mar. 1851. Letter Concerning Women's Rights. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Adventure of the American Mind. Web. 19 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell sent this letter to Baroness Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron regarding women’s rights and the education of medicine for females, asking the Baroness for support. This letter helped me contemplate what Blackwell had said to Baroness Anne Byron exactly and why she said what was written in the letter.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. Letter Written by Elizabeth Blackwell. Digital image. Racliffe Institute Harvard University. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Jan. 2017.
This letter Elizabeth Blackwell wrote in 1887 is describing how the phrase “female physician” before usually meant an abortionist, and how Blackwell thought that it was “a wicked perversion of what should be a very honorable title”. Elizabeth hoped that respectfulness would be put back into the phrase “female physician”.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. "Medicine as a Profession For Women." N.d. TS. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2016.
A picture of the paragraphs Elizabeth Blackwell and her sister, Emily Blackwell said according to their opinions for medicine as a profession for women. This supported me to know what Blackwell and her sister thought about women in medicine, since Elizabeth had a degree in medicine after all and her sister helped her found the “New York Infirmary for Women”.
Elizabeth Blackwell's Letter of Admission. Digital image. U.S. National Library of Medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell’s admission to Geneva Medical School was a surprise and an accomplishment for her, since she had been trying to get submitted into many other medical institutions. The students which had voted her in thought it was a joke, but she proved to them that she was a worthy medical student. This picture shows one of the many accomplishments she made in her life.
[Group Portrait of Members of the Blackwell Family outside on a Lawn]. Digital image.[Group Portrait of Members of the Blackwell Family outside on a Lawn]. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Dec. 2016.
This is a photograph of Elizabeth Blackwell and her family in a yard outside. The image demonstrates to me what the Blackwell family actually looked like, how they dressed, and their expressions. It really helped me understand the customs of the Elizabeth Blackwell, her family, and the people back then.
N.d. MS, Elizabeth Blackwell's Degree from Geneva. Geneva Medical School. Mikayla G., 2015. Web. 29 Dec. 2016.
As a graduate from Geneva Medical School, this diploma made Elizabeth Blackwell the first woman to graduate from a medical university in the U.S. This was one of the biggest achievements she ever made in her life. It wasn’t easy to even get into a medical college as a woman, and even when Blackwell was admitted to Geneva, she wasn’t really treated well. But she never gave up and she graduated top of her class in 1849.
N.d. MS, Lecture Notes Written by Elizabeth Blackwell. Geneva Medical School. U.S National Library of Medicine, 2012. Web. 24 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell wrote these notes in Professor Lee’s lesson of “materia medica” in Geneva Medical School, which proved that Blackwell was really attentive and focused as a student in the medical institution. This is how she would later graduate from Geneva as one of the highest in her class.
N.d. TS, List of Students of Geneva Medical School. Geneva Medical School. U.S National Library of Medicine. 2012. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell was the only woman in her class of Geneva Medical School, which is proven by this list of the students in this school. Everybody in that time of the school had been a male, until Blackwell took a stand in history to become the first woman ever to graduate from a medical university and become part of the doctoral staff.
New York Infirmary for Women and Children. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell had founded this building along with her sister, Emily Blackwell, in 1853 in which was called the “New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children”. This hospital shown in the picture had some success and became known for it’s education and services. When it was first opened, it had an entirely female staff, which was part of Blackwell’s pursue in the medical field for women.
"Original Communications." Editorial. Buffalo Medical Journal Feb. 1849: n. pag. U.S National Library of Medicine. 2012. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth Blackwell spent her spring and summer in 1849 helping out the most ill and crazy Irish immigrants afflicted by “ship fever”, also known as typhus. She was also authorized to observe the patients and medical staff, but they wanted nothing to do with her. She wrote about her experience here, and how typhus affected people which was later honorarily put in the Buffalo Medical Journal.
Presbytarian Church, Geneva N.Y. Digital image. U.S National Library of Medicine. N.p., Jan. 1849. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
After much hard work, Elizabeth Blackwell had finally graduated from Geneva Medical School top of her class. Blackwell had gained support from many people and had her graduating ceremony here, in Presbytarian Church in Geneva, New York. Her brother, Henry, who attended the ceremony, described this event to his family in a letter.
Quote from Elizabeth Blackwell. Digital image. Words on Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2016.
“If society will not admit of woman’s free development, then society must be remodeled” was a quote said by Elizabeth Blackwell, probably meaning that society should have equal rights for women just the same as men, and if not, we need to change it to be that way. For example, Blackwell probably meant that there should be women doctors just like there are male doctors and women should get the same education as men.
"The Late Medical Degree To A Female." Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. N.p.: n.p., 1849. N. pag. U.S National Library of Medicine, 2012. Web. 26 Dec. 2016.
When Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from Geneva Medical School, she became well-known for this accomplishment. The two pages from this book written in 1849 write about the author, Benjamin Haskell’s, opinions of Blackwell’s graduation from Geneva, and how he thinks her diploma from Geneva that made her part of the medical staff as a woman was a bad idea. Blackwell never gave in because of these kind of people though, she kept pursuing her dreams.
Trustees of the New York Infirmary. Digital image. U.S. National Library of Medicine. N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2016.
Here are the trustees of the “New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children” and the “Women’s Medical College.” This list showed me who assisted in these organizations besides Blackwell and her sister and how many people assisted, which helps me comprehend how established Blackwell’s organizations were.