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f Hygiene and her sister Emily as Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women. One year later, in 1869, Elizabeth moved to England and her sister Emily continued to run the College and the clinics. In 1875, Elizabeth became a professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Children. She continued to teach there until she retired in 1907. In 1910, Elizabeth Blackwell died of a stroke in Sussex, England. Not only was Elizabeth Blackwell a successful physician, but she also wrote several books. They include The Laws of Life (1858), The Religion of Health (1871), Counsel to Parents on the Moral Education of Their Children (1878), The Human Element in Sex (1884), Essays in Medical Sociology (1902), and her autobiography, Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women (1895). SEE ALSO: Discrimination; Jacobi, Mary Putnam; Nightingale, Florence; Nurse, Physician, Women in the Health Professions, (pp. 20–32); Women in Health: Advocates, Reformers and Pioneers (pp. 40–48)
Suggested Reading Blackwell, E. (1970). Pioneer work in opening the medical profession to women. New York: Source Book Press. Edwards, J. (2002). Women in American education, 1820–1955: The female force and educational reform. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Felder, D. G. (1996). The 100 most influential women of all time. New York: Carol. Kline, N. (1997). Elizabeth Blackwell: A doctor’s triumph. Berkeley: Conari Press. Peck, I. (2000). Elizabeth Blackwell: The first woman doctor. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press. Truman, M. (1976). Women of courage. New York: Morrow.
Suggested Resources U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2002). National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved July 2003, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/ (accessed July, 2003)
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