Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Biography & Autobiography, Medical, Modern (19th C), Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Education

Authors: Elizabeth Blackwell In Year : 1895

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

Chapter 1 Part 1 - Early Life in England 1821
Chapter 1 Part 2 - Early Life in England 1821
Chapter 1 Part 3 - Early Life in England 1821
Chapter 2 Part 1 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847
Chapter 2 Part 2 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847
Chapter 2 Part 3 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847
Chapter 2 Part 4 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847
Chapter 3 Part 1 - Study in America 1847 - 1849
Chapter 3 Part 2 - Study in America 1847 - 1849
Chapter 3 Part 3 - Study in America 1847 - 1849
Chapter 3 Part 4 - Study in America 1847 - 1849
Chapter 4 Part 1 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 2 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 3 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 4 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 5 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 6 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 7 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 8 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 4 Part 9 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851
Chapter 5 Part 1 - Practical Work in America
Chapter 5 Part 2 - Practical Work in America
Chapter 6 Part 1 - England Revisited 1858
Chapter 6 - Part 2 - England Revisited 1858
Chapter 6 Part 3 - England Revisited 1858
Chapter 7 Part 1 -Return to England 1869
Chapter 7 Part 2 -Return to England 1869
Appendix Part 1
Appendix Part 2

A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to a medical school (at one point she is advised to disguise herself as a male). She details her experiences while in the process of obtaining her degree, and her work both with patients and administratively, helping to found medical schools and hospitals for women. Summary by Phyllis Vincelli