..... tried many times to get into medical school. Many schools said no. Finally, she was accepted to Geneva College in New York State. Blackwell graduated first in her class. She became a famous doctor.

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____ tried many times to get into medical school. Many schools said no. Finally, she was accepted to Geneva College in New York State. Blackwell graduated first in her class. She became a famous doctor.

A	Susan B. Anthony
B	Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C	Sojourner Truth
D	Elizabeth Blackwell

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive an M.D. degree from an American medical school. Elizabeth Blackwell said she turned to medicine after a close friend who was dying suggested she would have been spared her worst suffering if her physician had been a woman.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first woman in America to receive a medical degree, Elizabeth Blackwell championed the participation of women in the medical profession and ultimately opened her own medical college for women.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 23 January 1849, Blackwell became the first woman to achieve a medical degree in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. She became a lifelong advocate for female doctors. Born in Bristol, England in 1821, Blackwell moved with her family to the United States at the age of 11.

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