Elizabeth Blackwell vs Leo Tolstoy
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1828 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
Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910)
- — Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Russia Verified
- — Served as an artillery officer in the siege of Sevastopol
- — Married Sophia Behrs
- — Completed War and Peace Verified
- — Published Anna Karenina in book form
- — Died at Astapovo railway station, Russia Verified