Summary of Janice P. Nimura's The Doctors Blackwell

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Book Preview: #1 On May 14, 2018, a crowd of New Yorkers celebrated the unveiling of a commemorative plaque for Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, at her old house on Bleecker and Crosby streets. But neither the ceremony nor the plaque addressed the hardship and pain that came with being the first female doctor.

#2 The Blackwell sisters were physicians, and they did manage to raise the expectations and ambitions of women, from the slums of Five Points to the salons of Fifth Avenue.

#3 The Blackwell family was leaving England for America in 1832, when Samuel realized that his business was a very good one and that he could raise his children better there than in England. His wife Hannah agreed, though she was sad to leave her native land.

#4 Samuel and his family were Dissenters, meaning they were not part of the Church of England. They were also antislavery activists, and they were quite unorthodox in their beliefs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669350514

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#1

On May 14, 2018, a crowd of New Yorkers celebrated the unveiling of a commemorative plaque for Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, at her old house on Bleecker and Crosby streets. But neither the ceremony nor the plaque addressed the hardship and pain that came with being the first female doctor.

#2

The Blackwell sisters were physicians, and they did manage to raise the expectations and ambitions of women, from the slums of Five Points to the salons of Fifth Avenue.

#3

The Blackwell family was leaving England for America in 1832, when Samuel realized that his business was a very good one and that he could raise his children better there than in England. His wife Hannah agreed, though she was sad to leave her native land.

#4

Samuel and his family were Dissenters, meaning they were not part of the Church of England. They were also antislavery activists, and they were quite unorthodox in their beliefs.

#5

The Blackwell children were all born in Bristol and grew up on a diet of nature, literature, and political consciousness. They were acutely aware of the contrast between the principled austerity at home and the glittering delights of bustling Bristol.

#6

The extended family was full of unhappy women, all of whom were uneducated and unpartnered. They had no choice but to accept whatever jobs were available.

#7

When the Blackwells arrived in New York, the city was experiencing its first cholera epidemic. The death toll was over 3,500 out of a population of 250,000.

#8

America was a dangerous place, but Samuel and his family made the best of it. They