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People Who Studied Abroad #112:Elizabeth Blackwell, first female doctor in the United States From: Born in United Kingdom, raised (from age 11) in the United States Studied: Blackwell became the first woman to achieve a medical degree in the United States in 1849 but was barred from practicing, so she trained as a midwife at La Maternité in Paris. She later attended Bedford College for Women in London (United Kingdom) for one year.

People Who Studied Abroad #112:
Elizabeth Blackwell, first female doctor in the United States

From:
Born in United Kingdom, raised (from age 11) in the United States

Studied:
Blackwell became the first woman to achieve a medical degree in the United States in 1849 but was barred from practicing, so she trained as a midwife at La Maternité in Paris. She later attended Bedford College for Women in London (United Kingdom) for one year.

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