Two of the country's first female medical doctors have been added to the list of notable people immortalized by Saddle River sculptor Carolyn Palmer.

Jan. 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, Georgetown College was founded in Georgetown, Md., which later would be part of the District of Columbia. In 1845, the U.S. Congress decided that all ...

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn a medical degree, inspired by a dying friend who said her health ordeal would have been better if she’d had a female physician. For ...

Elizabeth “Lilli” Diane Blackwell, 26, of Reading, died Aug. 21, 2011 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Aug. 19. Born Jan. 5, 1985, in St. Joseph’s Medical ...

Syracuse, NY — Upstate Medical University revealed 6-foot-2-inch statues Thursday to honor two pioneering female doctors: Sarah Loguen Fraser and Elizabeth Blackwell. The bronze life-sized sculptures ...

The College of Medicine is proud to announce that Nancy D. Spector, MD, senior vice dean for faculty, is the American Medical Women’s Association’s (AMWA) 2023 Elizabeth Blackwell awardee. The award ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - January 23, 1849. The doctor is in. Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. Her achievement marked a pivotal moment in ...

“If I could have been treated by a lady doctor, my worst sufferings would have been spared me,” a friend told Elizabeth Blackwell in early 1845. English-born Blackwell was interested in history and ...

Notes: James Kences brings a biography about a notable mid-nineteenth century woman physician who was a seasonal resident at the York Cliffs named Seawold after her retirement in her 70s. The ...

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in February 1821 in England and was the third of nine children. In 1832 her family moved to America when her father’s sugar refinery burned down. Her parents insisted on ...

Women now make up a majority of residents and fellows for the first time in history, but this growth is not being translated into the field of surgery. I was recently invited to give a keynote address ...

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