Elizabeth Blackwell Research Paper

“If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society needs to be remodeled” says Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American woman to earn a medical degree in medicine. She also created the New York Infirmary for Women and Children for patients. After her graduation in 1849, she set off to launch her career in medicine, and make a pathway for women’s development. Elizabeth Blackwell was convinced that women should have the same opportunities as men, and deserves the same respect as men. She wanted to prove the public wrong; women could take on the same jobs as men. The Blackwell family campaigned for women’s rights, and supported the anti-slavery movement. Elizabeth Blackwell, a legendary women in the field …show more content…
She applied for many different jobs as a woman physician, but was rejected many different time because of her gender. Eventually, she had a job as a physician, and opened a small clinic in New York. There weren’t many patients that visited her, and a number of hospitals barred her from their wards. The male doctors also ignored her, and thought of her as a joke. This clinic helped the some people, and also provided a foundation for her career. Her career was headed in a direction where the promotion of personal hygiene, sanitation, and medicine to prevent diseases laid among the people, the promotion of medical education, and the different opportunities for women physicians. After some time, Elizabeth received respect, and more patients.
Elizabeth Blackwell never married anybody, but she did adopt an Irish orphan named Kitty Barry in 1856. On May 12, 1857, Elizabeth Blackwell, Emily Blackwell, and Marie Zakrzewska, German doctor, founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. Emily Blackwell had followed in her sister’s footprints, and established her interests in a medical career. The purpose of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children was to serve to poor, and indirectly provide employment for herself. The New York Infirmary for Women and Children is now known as New York Downtown

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