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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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