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Female doctors were unheard of in 1847.

People at that time thought women were not

fit to deal with blood, bones, and diseases.

But rather than refuse his friend’s request, Dr.

Lee asked the students to decide. “If any single

student objects,” he said, “then the woman will

not be admitted.”

that evening and began trading wisecracks.

out men mothers?”

en thought that it would be fun to have a

thought that admitting a woman would be

faculty. When the time came to decide, the

lone opposing vote and made the unanimous

estudent.

rived at Geneva two weeks later. The small, fair-

about becoming a doctor. She also hoped that

s rights in general.

orn in England in 1821, and when she was

ith her family to America. She grew up in a

npopular ideas. Elizabeth listened intently as

guests discussed ways to fight slavery and child

DR. LEE, THE dean of Geneva Medical

College in Geneva, New York, stood nervously

before the anatomy class. “Gentlemen, I have a

letter here that contains a very strange request.”

The letter was from his friend, Dr. Warrington

of Philadelphia. “Dr. Warrington asks that the

college admit a woman who wishes to become

... ,” he hesitated, “a doctor.”

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ANATOMY IS THE

STUDY OF THE BODY’S

STRUCTURE.