Elizabeth Blackwell’s name is synonymous with breaking barriers and paving the way for women in the field of medicine. As the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States ...

In 1847, a school teacher named Elizabeth Blackwell decided to follow up on her interest in medicine and pursue a career as a physician. She applied to many of the east coast medical schools, but was ...

Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, was a groundbreaking figure in medical history, becoming the first woman to gain admission to and graduate from an American medical college. From a young age, she was ...

Sign up to our Bulletin to hear about our health research news, events and opportunitites. Elizabeth Blackwell is one of Bristol's most influential women. She was the ...

A major new biography, 'The Doctors Blackwell' by Janice P Nimura, celebrates two complicated pioneers who exploded the limits of possibility. As Elizabeth predicted, “a hundred years hence, women ...