Elizabeth Blackwell vs Harriet Tubman
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 88 years, from 1822 to 1910.
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Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
- — Born in Bristol, England Verified
- — Emigrated with her family to the United States Verified
- — Admitted to Geneva Medical College in New York Verified
- — Became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States Verified
- — Co-founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children Verified
- — Became the first woman entered on the British Medical Register Verified
- — Opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Verified
- — Returned permanently to England Verified
- — Appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women Verified
- — Died in Hastings, England Verified
Harriet Tubman (1822–1913)
- — Born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland Verified
- — Escaped slavery, fleeing to Philadelphia Verified
- — Conducted rescue missions on the Underground Railroad
- — Guided the Combahee River Raid, freeing over 700 enslaved people Verified
- — Married Civil War veteran Nelson Davis
- — Died in Auburn, New York Verified