Emily Blackwell Quotes

United States, Medical Theorist
October 8, 1826 – September, 7, 1910.

Emily Blackwell was the second woman to earn a medical degree at what is now Case Western Reserve University, and the third woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Also known as Doctor

Social intercourse -- a very limited thing in a half civilized country, becomes in our centers of civilization a great power. . .

Emily Blackwell
Every advance in social progress removes us more and more from the guidance of instinct, obliging us to depend upon reason for the assurance that our habits are really agreeable to the laws of health.

Emily Blackwell
- Health
- Laws
- Guidance

It's not who you are, who you are friends, and how popular they are, it's just about how much you get out of each friendship and how much you learn from each one that really counts.

Emily Blackwell
- Friends
- Learn
- Counts