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Dr. '''Elizabeth Blackwell''' (3 February 1821 - 31 May 1910) was a British-born physician, notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register. She was the first woman to graduate from medical school, a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine in the United States, and a social and moral reformer in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Dr. '''Elizabeth Blackwell''' (3 February 1821 - 31 May 1910) was a British-born physician, notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register. She was the first woman to graduate from medical school, a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine in the United States, and a social and moral reformer in both the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]].


She became famous in the [[Intactivism]] movement for this citation which in fact shows her belief (of that time) that [[masturbation]] is insane. Instead of preventing it by [[circumcision]] she asked for moral and physical education:
She became famous in the [[Intactivism]] movement for this citation which in fact shows her belief (of that time) that [[masturbation]] is insane. Instead of preventing it by [[circumcision]] she asked for moral and physical education:
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  |title=The Human Element in Sex; being a Medical Inquiry into the Relation of Sexual Physiology to Christian Morality
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* [[United Kingdom]]
* [[United States of America]]
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* {{URLwikipedia|Elizabeth_Blackwell|Elizabeth Blackwell|2019-10-26}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Elizabeth_Blackwell|Elizabeth Blackwell|2019-10-26}}
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[[Category:Victorian doctor]]
[[Category:Victorian doctor]]
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