https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks Made with ♥ en-us 2022-02-28 13:07:33 UTC 2025-09-24 03:42:58 UTC hello@padlet.com 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071399050 Elizabeth Blackwell was the first american woman to get a medical degree. She attended Geneva College in new york. She faced intense backlash, teachers banning her from courses, and townspeople harassing her. She persevered, graduating first in her class. ]]> 2022-03-01 13:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071399050 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071402316 2022-03-01 13:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071402316 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071405383 2022-03-01 13:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071405383 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071409928 2022-03-01 13:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071409928 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071412381 2022-03-01 13:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071412381 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071437330 After extensive training in both Paris and London after college, Elizabeth returned to New york to open The New York Infirmary for Poor Women and Children, a small hospital catering to the poor community in the area. She offered free treatment to the community, as well as a training ground for other female doctors. ]]> 2022-03-01 13:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071437330 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071446936 2022-03-01 13:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071446936 23monfortonn https://padlet.com/23monfortonn/Bookmarks/wish/2071460294 Building on the success of the Dispensary, Elizabeth and her sister opened The New York Infirmary for Women and Children. 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She and her sister opened the Women’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary, the first 4-year medical school. 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The WCAR collected supplies as well as trained nurses to treat the wounded on the front lines. 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