Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Elizabeth Blackwell across 3 places, from 1821 to 1910.
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Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821 to 31 May 1910) was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council for the United Kingdom.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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3 February 1821exact date
Bristolattested“Elizabeth was born on 3 February 1821, in Bristol, England, to Samuel Blackwell, who was a sugar refiner, and his wife Hannah (Lane) Blackwell.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1847year
Charleston, South Carolinaattested“In 1847, Blackwell left Charleston for Philadelphia and New York, with the aim of personally investigating the opportunities for medical study.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1874 to 1879period
Hastingsattested“Barry followed Blackwell during her many trans-Atlantic moves, during her furious house hunt between 1874 and 1875, during which they moved six times, and finally to Blackwell's final home, Rock House, a small house off of Exmouth Place…”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
31 May 1910exact date
Hastingsattested“On 31 May 1910, she died at her home in Hastings, Sussex, after suffering a stroke that paralyzed half her body.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
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1832year
Bristolmentioned“In 1832, the Blackwell family emigrated from Bristol, England, to New York because Samuel Blackwell had lost their most profitable sugar refinery in a fire.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1832year
New Yorkmentioned“In 1832, the Blackwell family emigrated from Bristol, England, to New York because Samuel Blackwell had lost their most profitable sugar refinery in a fire.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1839year
Cincinnatimentioned“However, William Henry Channing's arrival in 1839 to Cincinnati changed her mind.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1842year
Cincinnatimentioned“A conservative backlash from the Cincinnati community ensued, and as a result, the academy lost many pupils and was abandoned in 1842.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1844year
Henderson, Kentuckymentioned“In 1844, with the help of her sister Anna, Blackwell procured a teaching job that paid $1,000 (~$ in ) per year in Henderson, Kentucky.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1846year
Charleston, South Carolinamentioned“In 1846, she began teaching at a boarding school in Charleston run by a Mrs.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
October 1847month
Geneva, New Yorkmentioned“The main reasons offered for her rejection were that (1) she was a woman and therefore intellectually inferior, and (2) she might actually prove equal to the task, prove to be competition, and that she could not expect them to "furnish […”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
October 1847month
Genevamentioned“The main reasons offered for her rejection were that (1) she was a woman and therefore intellectually inferior, and (2) she might actually prove equal to the task, prove to be competition, and that she could not expect them to "furnish […”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
23 January 1849exact date
United Statesmentioned“On 23 January 1849, Blackwell became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1850year
St Bartholomew's Hospitalmentioned“After a period of recovery, she enrolled at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1850.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1850year
Londonmentioned“After a period of recovery, she enrolled at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1850.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1851year
New Yorkmentioned“Feeling that the prejudice against women in medicine was not as strong in the United States, Blackwell returned to New York City in 1851 with the hope of establishing her own practice.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1851year
United Statesmentioned“Feeling that the prejudice against women in medicine was not as strong in the United States, Blackwell returned to New York City in 1851 with the hope of establishing her own practice.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
1851year
New York Citymentioned“Feeling that the prejudice against women in medicine was not as strong in the United States, Blackwell returned to New York City in 1851 with the hope of establishing her own practice.”source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell
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