
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Elizabeth Blackwell -- the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States -- and her sister Emily Blackwell are some of the most important physicians of the 19th century, firmly establishing the role of women as physicians, starting an infirmary and hospital for poor women and children, and founding a women's medical college that was decades ahead of its time. In this episode, Dr. Nora Taranto joins me to explore the legacy of the Blackwells along with Janice Nimura, who recently published a biography of the sisters.
By Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, FACP4.8
414414 ratings
Elizabeth Blackwell -- the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States -- and her sister Emily Blackwell are some of the most important physicians of the 19th century, firmly establishing the role of women as physicians, starting an infirmary and hospital for poor women and children, and founding a women's medical college that was decades ahead of its time. In this episode, Dr. Nora Taranto joins me to explore the legacy of the Blackwells along with Janice Nimura, who recently published a biography of the sisters.

1,875 Listeners

319 Listeners

540 Listeners

504 Listeners

3,379 Listeners

274 Listeners

1,141 Listeners

592 Listeners

194 Listeners

697 Listeners

521 Listeners

367 Listeners

250 Listeners

440 Listeners

376 Listeners