Geneva College Catalog, 1847-1848

Title

Geneva College Catalog, 1847-1848

Creator

Geneva College (N.Y.)

Date

1847

Subject

Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910

Type

text

Language

English

Place of Issue

Geneva (N.Y.)

Genre

Catalogs

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Exhibition link

Upstate New York and the Women's Rights Movement

Label text

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was the first woman to receive a medical degree. Determined to study medicine, she applied to all the major medical schools before being accepted at Geneva College in 1847. Blackwell (misspelled "Blackwill") is the fifth medical student listed in this 1847-48 catalog of the College.

Collection

Rare Book Collection (UR-RBSCP)

Citation

Geneva College (N.Y.), “Geneva College Catalog, 1847-1848,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/513.

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