Elizabeth Blackwell (February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910)

At a graduation ceremony in a church in Geneva, New York on
January 23, 1849, Geneva Medical College bestowed a medical
degree upon Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the United
States to receive one.

Despite the near-uniform opposition of her fellow students and
medical professionals, Blackwell pursued her calling with an
iron will and dedicated her life to treating the sick and furthering
the cause of women in medicine.

Illustration of medical students attending a lecture at
the Woman’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary,
founded by Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell.