(1821–1910), US physician, born in England. She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the US (1849) and the first woman listed in the Medical Register of the United Kingdom (1859).
Definition of Blackwell, Elizabeth in US English:
Blackwell, Elizabeth
proper nounˈblakwəl
(1821–1910), US physician, born in England. She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the US (1849) and the first woman listed in the Medical Register of the United Kingdom (1859).