Elizabeth Blackwell vs Thomas Henry Huxley
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1825 to 1895.
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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
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895)
- — Born in Ealing, England Verified
- — Studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital Verified
- — Voyage of HMS Rattlesnake as assistant surgeon Verified
- — Elected Fellow of the Royal Society at age 25 Verified
- — Appointed lecturer at the Royal School of Mines Verified
- — Married Henrietta Anne Heathorn Verified
- — Debated evolution with Bishop Samuel Wilberforce at Oxford Verified
- — Published Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature Verified
- — Served as President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Died in Eastbourne, England Verified