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62 - The Sisters Blackwell

Bedside Rounds by Adam Rodman

May 10, 202141:44Science & Medicine

Elizabeth Blackwell -- the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States -- and her sister Emily Blackwell are some of the most important physicians of the 19th century, firmly establishing the role of women...

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62 - The Sisters Blackwell is an episode from Bedside Rounds by Adam Rodman. Elizabeth Blackwell -- the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States -- and her sister Emily Blackwell are some of the most important physicians of...

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