Elizabeth Blackwell vs Sitting Bull
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Sitting Bull (1831–1890) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1831 to 1890.
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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
Sitting Bull (1831–1890)
- — Born near the Grand River in present-day South Dakota Verified
- — Counted his first coup in battle as a boy
- — Fought U.S. forces at the Battle of Killdeer Mountain Verified
- — Emerged as a principal leader of Lakota resistance
- — Sun Dance vision and victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn Verified
- — Led his followers into exile in Canada Verified
- — Surrendered at Fort Buford Verified
- — Toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show Verified
- — Killed during an arrest attempt at Standing Rock Verified