Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn a medical degree. She became a leading public health activist during her lifetime. #WomensHistoryMonth | HISTORY

In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female physician in the United States. Eight years later, she founded the first U.S. hospital staffed entirely by women, which eventually evolved into #NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital. In honor of #ElizabethBlackwellDay, learn more about how she changed the face of medical care: https://nyphosp.co/2RthEyT | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital