Elizabeth Blackwell vs William James
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and William James (1842–1910) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1842 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
William James (1842–1910)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Received M.D. from Harvard Medical School Verified
- — Began teaching at Harvard University Verified
- — Established an early experimental psychology laboratory at Harvard Verified
- — Married Alice Howe Gibbens Verified
- — Published The Principles of Psychology Verified
- — Published The Varieties of Religious Experience Verified
- — Published Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking Verified
- — Died at Chocorua, New Hampshire Verified