Elizabeth Blackwell vs Isabella Bird
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Isabella Bird (1831–1904) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1831 to 1904.
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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
Isabella Bird (1831–1904)
- — Born in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England Verified
- — First voyage to North America Verified
- — Traveled to Australia, Hawaii, and the Rocky Mountains Verified
- — Journeyed through the interior of Japan Verified
- — Married Dr. John Bishop Verified
- — Traveled through Persia, Kurdistan, and Armenia Verified
- — Elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Verified
- — Journeyed up the Yangtze River into western China Verified
- — Died in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified