Both sisters were tenacious and visionary, but their convictions did not always align with the emergence of women's rights-or with each other.
Together, the Blackwells founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, the first hospital staffed entirely by women. Nimura presents a story of trial and triumph. She was soon joined in her iconic achievement by her younger sister, Emily, who was actually the more brilliant physician.Įxploring the sisters' allies, enemies, and enduring partnership, Janice P. In 1849, she became the first woman in America to receive an M.D. Though the world at first recoiled at the notion of a woman studying medicine, her intelligence and intensity ultimately won her the acceptance of the male medical establishment. Together they founded the first hospital staffed entirely by women in New York City.Įlizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of ordinary womanhood. Her achievement made her an icon, but her sister Emily, was the more brilliant physician. About the Book In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive an M.D.
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