I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life which will fill this vacuum, and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart. Elizabeth Blackwell Read Quote
If society will not admit of woman’s free development, then society must be remodeled. Elizabeth Blackwell Read Quote
It is not easy to be a pioneer – but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world. Elizabeth Blackwell Read Quote
The idea of winning a doctor’s degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me. Elizabeth Blackwell Read Quote
A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman physician that forms a situation of singular and painful loneliness, leaving her without support, respect or professional counsel. Elizabeth Blackwell Read Quote
Our school education ignores, in a thousand ways, the rules of healthy development. Elizabeth Blackwell Read Quote