Sunday, January 31, 2021

Bad Girls: Elizabeth Blackwell

Did you know that February 1st is considered 
National Spunky Old Broads Day?
A lot of people have been offended by the term, 
Broad, but I have always found it to be a great 
descriptor for those women who were 
classy AND strong. 
They didn't back down from a fight and 
they did it with dignity!

I wrote about a journal my husband 
bought me a few years back and
there are AMAZING Broads in there.

 Meet Elizabeth Blackwell.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/medical-first-elizabeth-blackwell/
In just 2 short days
it will be her 200th
birthday and if only
she could see how
women have thrived 
under her early example!

First woman to be
 awarded a medical
degree in the United States.
First woman to have her
name entered into the 
British General Medical
Council's medical register.

The statement below spoke to me as 
someone who finds her wrist to be 
of utmost importance
considering the work I do:

“The beauty of the tendons and exquisite 
arrangements of this part of the body struck 
my artistic sense, and appealed to the 
sentiment of reverence with which this 
anatomical branch of study was ever 
afterwards invested in my mind.” 

In 1871 she founded the 
National Health Society.

To read more about her amazing 
life and the years of her
accomplishments, go HERE

Every day should be an opportunity
to set an amazing example for
those who will come after so 
they will read our story and
realize how BAD we were!

Other ways to celebrate 
Spunky Old Broads day:

THANK YOU, Ann Shen!
To read about other BAD girls,
type in bad girls to the search bar
in the upper left corner of the 
blog page.
Enjoy!


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