Elizabeth Blackwell: The First Woman Doctor

by Ira Peck

A fascinating and inspiring story of a woman who was ahead of her time. Born in Bristol, England, in the 1820s, Elizabeth Blackwell emigrated to the US when she was young and made history by becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree. Her long career included the founding of two hospitals and a medical college for women.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

48 pages, Library Binding

First published June 16, 2000

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a juvenile biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman admitted to a medical college and graduated as a doctor. She graduated at the top of her class of 129 male students.
It was an interesting account of her life and the many challenges she faced.
I would recommend it for 6th graders and up.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

These were difficult times. The women had to wear heavy, black long dresses. Turned down by 29 colleges, top of her class and no one would hire her--I would have given up.

[Ally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive bibliography of a phenomenal woman.

[Yvonne Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an amazing person!

The writing was great. The amount of information was good. The only thing to have made this book better would've been to include more pictures of artifacts or items that may have been used at the time.