On this day (23-Jan) in the year 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell received her Medical degree and graduated at the head of her class from Geneva Medical College, New York... She was a pioneer and roll model for Women in the medical profession at a time when few women were admitted to medical schools...
US Postal Administration commemorated her with the release of 18-cent postage stamp in the year 1974...
This stamp can be collected under the themes:
(a) Medical Science...
(b) Science and Technology...
(c) Famous personalities...
(d) Women in Stamps...
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