The world recoiled at the notion of a woman doctor, yet Elizabeth Blackwell persisted―in 1849, she became the first woman in America to receive an MD. Her achievement made her an icon, but her sister Emily, eternally eclipsed, was the more brilliant physician. Together they prevailed against fierce resistance from the male establishment, moving among Britain, France, and America during a tumultuous time of scientific discovery and civil war, and founded the first hospital staffed entirely by women in New York City. Please join us on Sunday, March 7, at 5:00 p.m. to welcome Janice Nimura virtually to the Norfolk Library to tell us more about her major new biography celebrating these two pioneering women. To receive the Zoom link, please register on the library website or by calling 860-542-5075.