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Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell

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Publications by Elizabeth Blackwell

During her career Elizabeth Blackwell published a number of books. In addition to the 1852 book on health, she also wrote:

  • 1871: The Religion of Health
  • 1878: Counsel to Parents on the Moral Education of Their Children
  • 1884: The Human Element in Sex
  • 1895, her autobiography: Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
  • 1902: Essays in Medical Sociology

Elizabeth Blackwell Family Connections

  • Elizabeth's sister Emily was a pioneer woman medical doctor.
  • Her sister Anna became an artist, translator, and newspaper columnist.
  • Her brother Henry married pioneer feminist Lucy Stone.
  • Her brother Samuel C. was married to pioneer woman minister and science writer Antoinette Brown Blackwell.
  • Her sister Sarah became a writer and artist.
  • George Washington Blackwell, the youngest brother and the only of the siblings born in America, became a wealthy landowner.
  • Sister Marianne was a teacher.
  • I've been unable to determine what became of brother John.

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Writings of Elizabeth Blackwell

  • Letter to Lady Byron
    A letter from Elizabeth Blackwell about women's rights and the medical education of women physicians

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