This book was first published in 1860 when access to training in medicine as a profession was not widely accessible to women. In this book, Blackwell argues tha

Elizabeth Blackwell, though born in England, was reared in the United States and was the first woman to receive a medical degree here, obtaining it from the Gen

The number of women practicing medicine in the United States has grown steadily since the late 1960s, with women now roughly at parity with men among entering m

This book contains two essays written by Sophia Jex-Blake. She was an English physician, teacher, and feminist. Jex-Blake led the campaign to secure women acces

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Biography "Janice P. Nimura has resurrected Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell in all their feisty,