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Event 10-20-1847, Elizabeth Blackwell's applicationto medical school
is accepted. Though she was refused admittance to 29 medical schools
and publicly ridiculed for her attempts, Elizabeth Blackwell persisted.
She studied privately for three years before being admitted to the Medical
Institute of Geneva, NY, after the director had passed her application
on to the students for approval.
Thinking it to be a joke, they agreed on October 20,
1847, that "...the application of Elizabeth
Blackwell to become a member of our class meets our entire approval."
Her arrival at the school was greeted with
shock and hostility, however. She was cursed, spat upon, refused lodging
at first, and barred from some classroom demonstrations.
Event: 10-20-1919, the Women's International Bowling Congress
is incorporated.
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