Was elizabeth blackwell africn american?

Question

Was elizabeth blackwell africn american?

Answer 1

No. Elizabeth Backwell is of English descent. She was born in Bristol, England, the third of nine children born to a sugar refiner, named Samuel Blackwell. In 1832, the family immigrated to the United States, and set up a refinery in New York City, and the Blackwell's family then moved to Cincinnati. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from medical school (M.D.) and a pioneer in educating women in medicine.

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Answer 2

Elizabeth Blackwell's father's interest in the anti-slavery movement brought the Blackwell family to the United States; however, this early feminist was not of African descent, nor did she ever claim US citizenship.  Nevertheless, after the Blackwell family moved to the US in 1832, she became the first woman to earn an M. D. from a US medical college.

In 1869, Dr. Blackwell permanently returned to her native England whereupon she and Florence Nightingale opened a women's medical college one year after she opened a similar school for American women in New York.

Answer 3

I don't know, but I do know she was not royalty

Answer 4

that is good question but for the 1st poster who said she is not African American because she is not black well i say to him

what makes a person's race? skin color or where they were born?

charlie Theron is white but she was born and raised in south Africa

Answer 5

She was the daughter of a well off sugar refiner from England according to her bio. According to her pictures she looks mighty white. Why didn't you just google it?

To Danadream... no kidding. How does that issue apply to this question? Perhaps you would like to look up the word "pedantic"