Elizabeth Blackwell

1821–1910 · Physician and autobiographer

Blackwell was a physician who helped open medical education and practice to women. Her autobiography recounts that effort and the experiences she associated with choosing a medical career.

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“The gross perversion and destruction of motherhood by the abortionist filled me with indignation, and awakened active antagonism”

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