Elizabeth Blackwell vs Louisa May Alcott
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1832 to 1888.
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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
Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888)
- — Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Family settled in Concord, Massachusetts Verified
- — Lived at the Fruitlands utopian community Verified
- — Published first book, Flower Fables Verified
- — Served as a Civil War nurse in Washington, D.C. Verified
- — Published Little Women Verified
- — Published Little Men and Jo's Boys Verified
- — First woman to register to vote in Concord Verified
- — Died in Boston, Massachusetts Verified