Articles related to "Elizabeth Blackwell"

Biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, a pioneer on two counts, the first woman on the British medical register and the first woman doctor in the US.

Renowned comic book artist Cynthia Martin sat down for an interview in Omaha on August 27. She shared her adventures and advice for other artists.

Charles Dickens stopped by the Semi-Colon Club on his visit to American in 1842. Many celebrated literary figures belonged, including the Lyman Beecher family.

Scientists and Olympians, philanthropists and peacemakers, presidents and activists, Jonathan Sprout sings about them all, making history fun.

Check out all these cool happenings in February. Includes ideas and activities for kids crafts.

Following the defeat of WWII, while many Japanese believed that racially mixed war orphans were better off dead than alive, Miki Sawada dedicated her life to the children

The life and work of pioneering English nurse Florence Nightingale, also an administrator and writer

Artmakers Inc. rallied together a group of artists to create a mural in honor of the female activists who changed civil, voting, reproductive, health, and racial rights.

Florence Nightingale believed a patient's environment improved their health, while Peplau's theory taught that the relationship between nurse and patient is important.