The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth never walked away from a challenge. What does challenge mean?

• something easy

• something difficult

• something blue

• something sticky

How did the other medical students react to Elizabeth?

• They laughed at her

• They were excited

• They thought she was a bad student

What gave Elizabeth the idea to become a doctor?

• Her father was a doctor

• Her mother was a doctor

• A sick friend suggested it

• She was sick as a child

How did Elizabeth earn money for medical school?

• She worked as a writer

• She worked as a teacher

• She worked as a nurse

• She worked on a farm

The medical schools turned her down because she was a ________

• woman

• bad student

• liar

• silly goose

There was a time when girls weren't _____ to be doctors.

• allowed

• change

• determined

• accept

Elizabeth Blackwell never walked away from a

• nurse

• challenge

• store

• doctor

She was a ______ girl who could change the world.

• silly

• scared

• determined

• excited

She ______ to give up.

• wanted

• refused

The school wouldn't _____ a girl into their program.

• accept

• deny