Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn a medical degree. She became a leading public health activist during her lifetime. #WomensHistoryMonth | HISTORY

In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female physician in the United States. Eight years later, she founded the first U.S. hospital staffed entirely by women, which eventually evolved into #NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital. In honor of #ElizabethBlackwellDay, learn more about how she changed the face of medical care: https://nyphosp.co/2RthEyT | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. But her path to history was strange: Geneva Medical College only admitted her because the male students voted "yes" as a practical joke. They thought she would fail or leave. Instead, she graduated at the top of her class. This video tells the inspiring story of how she turned a prank into a revolution. #ElizabethBlackwell #history #womeninmedicine #medicalhistory #1849 #GenevaMedicalCo

January 23rd is a significant date in medical history because on this day in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. It is often remembered as a "weird" or surreal moment in history due to the ironic and unconventional way she was admitted to school. Here is why that specific date and her journey are considered so strange: She Was Admitted as a "Joke": After being rejected by 29 other medical schools, Blackwell applied to Geneva Medical