Elizabeth Blackwell wrote that she initially "hated everything connected with the body." She became a doctor after a close friend's death, and later founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children to give women a place to practice medicine. She become the first woman in the United States to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree #OTD in 1849. . . . . . . #womeninscience #doctor #medicine #women #womancrush #fbf #heath #med #body #quotes #surprising #inspiring #herstory #history #science #sciencehistory #first #inspire