Bibliography
Brown, Jordan. Elizabeth Blackwell: Physician. New York: Chelsea House, 1989. Print.
This book was written by Jordan Brown who is a well known and credited children’s book author. He has written children’s books for 18 years and is an educational consultant for children’s tv programs. This book gave great detail about the entire life of Elizabeth Blackwell. It helped demonstrate how her father influenced her stance on many issues. It talked about her involvement in different hospitals and her struggle to get work after she graduated from college. The most interesting part of this book was how it illustrated how women of the time looked down on Elizabeth for her work. It also showed how through hard work she was able to open hospitals for the poor and how she eventually became blind and could not achieve her dream of becoming a surgeon. All this information was integrated throughout the site.
"Changing the Face of Medicine | Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 09 Jan. 2014.
Changing the Face of Medicine is a website celebrating America's Women Physicians. It was created by the National Library of medicine as a database for women who made great strides in the medical field. It provided information on Elizabeth Blackwell's inspiration to enter the medical field. It also gave detailed information about her achievements after she graduated and all the people that she was able to help. The website was used to talk about her education and how difficult it was for her to get into school. It shows how greatly she influenced the medical field for women through hard work and determination.
"Elizabeth Blackwell." Elizabeth Blackwell. Rochester Regional Library Council, 2000. Web. 09 Jan. 2014.
This source was published by the Rochester Regional Library Council. It is a collection of facts about Elizabeth Blackwell’s life and education. It was helpful to the creation of this project because it gave detail about her life as a child and her accomplishments. The Website contains information on many women who helped pave the way for success for women. Elizabeth Blackwell was instrumental in women stepping into the medical field along with her younger sister. This website was compiled from a series of books about Elizabeth Blackwell which most likely came from the Library that published it.
"Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D." Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 2013. Web. 07 Jan. 2014.
This source was published by Hobart and William Smith Colleges. It depicts her greatest accomplishment of graduating medical school and her achievements in the medical field after that. This information was used in describing her impact on the world today and how she personally changed the medical field. This website also provided links to Historic Articles about Blackwell and The Nation Health Society which she founded. As it was published by this college in 2013 this source was both credible and current.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women: Autobiographical Sketches. New York: Source Book Press, 1970
This was a book written by Elizabeth Blackwell herself. She wrote this about her struggle to enter the medical field and then all that she was able to achieve medically. She gave sketches and diagrams of her work and the studies she completed. It was published in 1970. This information was used to understand what Elizabeth was working on and what her interests were. It gave her perspective on medical school and the highs and lows that came with her experience. It was used in the site in both the information on her childhood and education section. This was an interesting look into the psyche of the first woman to enter the medical field.
"Famous Scientists: Elizabeth Blackwell." Science Blog RSS. Famous Scientists Organization, 2013. Web. 08 Jan. 2014.
Famous Scientists is a website and a blog that gives the bibliography of over 100 important scientists in history. This site provided information on her early life as well as her education but primarily focused on her accomplishments. It detailed her political stances as well as her medical achievements. It also talked about her mother and her sisters involvement in her work. This site also mentions the lectures she wrote that talked about womens health and the diseases she had closely worked with.
This book was written by Jordan Brown who is a well known and credited children’s book author. He has written children’s books for 18 years and is an educational consultant for children’s tv programs. This book gave great detail about the entire life of Elizabeth Blackwell. It helped demonstrate how her father influenced her stance on many issues. It talked about her involvement in different hospitals and her struggle to get work after she graduated from college. The most interesting part of this book was how it illustrated how women of the time looked down on Elizabeth for her work. It also showed how through hard work she was able to open hospitals for the poor and how she eventually became blind and could not achieve her dream of becoming a surgeon. All this information was integrated throughout the site.
"Changing the Face of Medicine | Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 09 Jan. 2014.
Changing the Face of Medicine is a website celebrating America's Women Physicians. It was created by the National Library of medicine as a database for women who made great strides in the medical field. It provided information on Elizabeth Blackwell's inspiration to enter the medical field. It also gave detailed information about her achievements after she graduated and all the people that she was able to help. The website was used to talk about her education and how difficult it was for her to get into school. It shows how greatly she influenced the medical field for women through hard work and determination.
"Elizabeth Blackwell." Elizabeth Blackwell. Rochester Regional Library Council, 2000. Web. 09 Jan. 2014.
This source was published by the Rochester Regional Library Council. It is a collection of facts about Elizabeth Blackwell’s life and education. It was helpful to the creation of this project because it gave detail about her life as a child and her accomplishments. The Website contains information on many women who helped pave the way for success for women. Elizabeth Blackwell was instrumental in women stepping into the medical field along with her younger sister. This website was compiled from a series of books about Elizabeth Blackwell which most likely came from the Library that published it.
"Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D." Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 2013. Web. 07 Jan. 2014.
This source was published by Hobart and William Smith Colleges. It depicts her greatest accomplishment of graduating medical school and her achievements in the medical field after that. This information was used in describing her impact on the world today and how she personally changed the medical field. This website also provided links to Historic Articles about Blackwell and The Nation Health Society which she founded. As it was published by this college in 2013 this source was both credible and current.
Blackwell, Elizabeth. Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women: Autobiographical Sketches. New York: Source Book Press, 1970
This was a book written by Elizabeth Blackwell herself. She wrote this about her struggle to enter the medical field and then all that she was able to achieve medically. She gave sketches and diagrams of her work and the studies she completed. It was published in 1970. This information was used to understand what Elizabeth was working on and what her interests were. It gave her perspective on medical school and the highs and lows that came with her experience. It was used in the site in both the information on her childhood and education section. This was an interesting look into the psyche of the first woman to enter the medical field.
"Famous Scientists: Elizabeth Blackwell." Science Blog RSS. Famous Scientists Organization, 2013. Web. 08 Jan. 2014.
Famous Scientists is a website and a blog that gives the bibliography of over 100 important scientists in history. This site provided information on her early life as well as her education but primarily focused on her accomplishments. It detailed her political stances as well as her medical achievements. It also talked about her mother and her sisters involvement in her work. This site also mentions the lectures she wrote that talked about womens health and the diseases she had closely worked with.
Pictography
"Elizabeth Blackwell's Acceptance Letter." Photograph. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 20 March 2000 https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/blackwell/
admission.html. Accessed 10 January 2014.
“Elizabeth Blackwell Portrait.” Drawing. I am a Woman. 20 May 2010. http://iamwoman-mxtodis123.blogspot.com/2010/05/elizabeth-blackwell.html. Accessed 9 January 2014.
"Geneva Medical College." Painting. Geneva Medical College. 9 November 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Medical_College. Accessed 10 January 2014.
“The New York Infirmary for Women and Children.” Drawing. Ami Mckay. 13 October 2011. http://www.amimckay.com/2011/10/coincidence-i-think-not/. Accessed 10 January 2014.
admission.html. Accessed 10 January 2014.
“Elizabeth Blackwell Portrait.” Drawing. I am a Woman. 20 May 2010. http://iamwoman-mxtodis123.blogspot.com/2010/05/elizabeth-blackwell.html. Accessed 9 January 2014.
"Geneva Medical College." Painting. Geneva Medical College. 9 November 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Medical_College. Accessed 10 January 2014.
“The New York Infirmary for Women and Children.” Drawing. Ami Mckay. 13 October 2011. http://www.amimckay.com/2011/10/coincidence-i-think-not/. Accessed 10 January 2014.