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Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneer in Medicine by salma is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from medical school at age 36 and became the first female physician in the United States. She founded her own hospital, which was the first for women and children, 19 years after graduating. It was nearly impossible for her to become a doctor in the 1800s as a woman, but she was determined and taught music lessons to pay for her medical education.
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