Elizabeth Blackwell vs Herbert Spencer
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1821 to 1903.
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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
Herbert Spencer (1820–1903)
- — Born in Derby, England Verified
- — Worked as a railway civil engineer Verified
- — Became sub-editor of The Economist Verified
- — Published 'Social Statics' Verified
- — Published 'The Principles of Psychology' Verified
- — Began the 'System of Synthetic Philosophy' Verified
- — Coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' Verified
- — Completed the 'System of Synthetic Philosophy' Verified
- — Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Brighton, England Verified