I asked my second grade students how many of them had doctors who were women. Many hands went up. I asked them if they could believe that there was a time that women were not allowed to become doctors. That they were not allowed to go to medical school, just because they were women. They couldn't believe it, and they couldn't understand why. Then we read this book by Tanya Lee Stone, and learned all about Elizabeth Blackwell and how she was just the person to break down this gender barrier.
She was stubborn, smart, and curious, and most importantly she persevered through dozens of "No" responses from medical schools.
Once she was accepted, she surprised everyone and graduated at the top of her class. Thank you Elizabeth Blackwell!
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