Dr Elizabeth Blackwell plaque

The public map records this plaque for Dr Elizabeth Blackwell. Its recorded inscription reads: Here lived and worked for thirty years Dr Elizabeth Blackwell, born at Bristol 1821, died at Hastings 1910. The first woman to graduate in medicine in the United States, at Geneva (Syracuse University) New York 1849. [...]

Dr Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, graduating from Geneva Medical College in 1849. She is historically important for breaking gender barriers in the field of medicine and founding hospitals dedicated to training women in medical professions.