An Amazing Woman

    If I could spend a day with anybody from the past I would choose Elizabeth Blackwell. She was born in England in the 1800’s and had two sisters. She was tutored at home until the family moved to the United States. Later her father died and the family needed some way to live so they began a school. Her family was unlike most at the time and had radical ideas about female rights. Elizabeth once balked at becoming a female doctor, but she warmed to the idea. She applied to numerous medical schools, but none would take her because she was female. One school though, thinking it was a joke, accepted her. She proved to the school that she was just as good, if not better, than a man and became the first female to graduate with a Ph. D. She went on to construct medical schools for females in both the United States and England along with the help of her sister who followed her unorthodox path. Instead of settling for a life she did not want she became a female doctor which was unheard of at the time. She also chose to be different in her personal life as well. She adopted a child and was a single mother which was a bold move.

    I would want to spend time with her because she completely changed the field of medicine. I would want to talk to her about different things like her life and her schooling. She decided to be original and go her own way which is inspiring. I would also want to go to hospitals and show her the revolution that she started. Because of her so many things are open to the female population and she deserves to know how much of an impact that she has had. She changed the way the world deals with females and I think it would be great if she could see the effects of that 100 years later.

    This was a woman who dreamed big and did not stop until that dream was reality. She faced hardship, discrimination, and a disapproving society yet she never faltered. I can only hope to be a third of what she was and help to change the world for the better.