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Hobart College, Geneva, New York, 1909.
Hobart College, the only school that accepted Blackwell

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Elizabeth Blackwell Graduates
October 19, 1849

Are you surprised by the sight of a woman doctor? Of course not. But if you had lived about 150 years ago, you would have been. That's because until 1849 there were no woman doctors in America. Do you know who was the first woman doctor in this country?
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