{"id":320,"date":"2021-03-31T18:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/?p=320"},"modified":"2021-03-31T18:00:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T18:00:58","slug":"women-in-history-elizabeth-blackwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/2021\/03\/31\/women-in-history-elizabeth-blackwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in History: Elizabeth Blackwell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-72e47e34-a56f-4db1-a085-f6542fd9643b\"><em><br>Celebrating Women\u2019s History Month with CSG Members<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e497d073-de8b-451e-b959-4515ebbe56f5\">In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, CSG asked its female members to submit some of their most influential women in history who have inspired them in their careers and personal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a8ff50b1-1d51-485a-b4d7-c25389308f90\"><em>Submitted by\u00a0Oregon Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e916770b-c783-4b8e-b5dd-4cf1c1165870\">Elizabeth Blackwell, British physician and the first woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/03\/elizabeth-blackwell-facts-815x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/03\/elizabeth-blackwell-facts-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/03\/elizabeth-blackwell-facts-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/03\/elizabeth-blackwell-facts-768x965.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/03\/elizabeth-blackwell-facts-1222x1536.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/03\/elizabeth-blackwell-facts-1629x2048.jpg 1629w, https:\/\/web.csg.org\/tcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/03\/elizabeth-blackwell-facts.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><figcaption>(Original Caption) Head and shoulders portrait of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), the first woman (in 1849), to receive a medical degree in the U.S. Undated photograph.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;It is not easy to be a pioneer, but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world.&#8221; \u2014 Elizabeth Blackwell<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Dr. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, Oregon state senator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The inspirational woman I think of instantly is Elizabeth Blackwell, who was the first woman to attend medical school in the United States. Reading about her was very inspiring to a young Elizabeth who also hoped to become a physician!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating Women\u2019s History Month with CSG Members In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, CSG asked its female members to submit some of their most influential women in history who have inspired them in their careers and personal lives. Submitted by\u00a0Oregon Sen. 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