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She was admitted as a joke — and she became America’s first female doctor. Meet the unstoppable Elizabeth Blackwell.This is probably the best story you will ever hear on April Fools Day, and it's 100% true. Elizabeth Blackwell’s path to becoming the first female doctor in the United States began with a vote meant to mock her. After multiple rejections from medical schools across the country, she applied to Geneva Medical College in New York. The dean, unsure how to handle her application, passed the decision to the all-male student body — 150 men who assumed it was a joke and voted unanimously to admit her. What they didn't expect was that Blackwell would not only endure but thrive.Despite facing ridicule and resistance, Blackwell persisted. She fought for her place in classrooms, earned her diploma at age 28, and built a career that redefined women’s roles in healthcare. She opened clinics for underserved women and children in New York, established a medical college for women, and later became the first woman on the British Medical Register. From a prank vote to international recognition, Elizabeth Blackwell turned skepticism into a lasting legacy.learn more https://www.biography.com/scientist/elizabeth-blackwellhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/elizabeth-blackwell-becomes-the-first-woman-doctor-in-the-united-states