【美国人物志】伊丽莎白·布莱克威尔 (1/9)

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伊丽莎白 布莱克威尔 她是西方第一位成为医生的女性,19世纪医生都是男性。30岁在美国开第一家女子诊所,47岁成立自己的女子医学院。
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Bristol
England
Hannah and Samuel Blackwell
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GreekElizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England in 1821. Her parents, Hannah and Samuel Blackwell, believed strongly that all human beings are equal. Elizabeth's father owned a successful sugar company. He worked hard at his job. He also worked to support reforms in England. He opposed the slave trade. He tried to help improve low pay and poor living conditions of workers. And he wanted women to have the same chance for education as men. He carried this out in his own home. Elizabeth had three brothers and four sisters. All followed the same plan of education. They all studied history, mathematics, Latin and Greek. These subjects were normally taught only to boys. Friends asked Samuel Blackwell what he expected the girls to do with all that education. He answered, "They shall do what they please".