Ascolta Questo: Elizabeth Blackwell

Day 187 of My Italian Learning Journal*

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I often find myself going from one book to another, as I find references to interesting people and topics. Thus I found myself looking up Elizabeth Blackwell -- the first woman doctor in the United States. She was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England, and came to the United States as a young girl later becoming the first woman to receive her M.D., overcoming many social obstacles in the United States. She created a medical school for women in the late 1860's. I am rather surprised that more has not been heard about Elizabeth Blackwell during the women's movement.
Eventually, she returned to England and set up a private practice. (Next is a practice script in Italian . . . grammar corrections are welcome.)

Ascolta Questo:

Elizabeth Blackwell è stata la primo donna medico donna negli Stati Uniti. Blackwell was the first woman physician in the United States.

È nata in Inghilterra ed è arrivata negli Stati Uniti da ragazzina.
She was born in England and came to the United States as a young girl.

Nonostante l'opposizione diffusa, entrò nel college di medicina e si laureò per prima nella sua classe.
Despite widespread opposition, she entered medical college and graduated first in her class.