News about Elizabeth Blackwell

A female former student is suing a best-selling author and Columbia University professor based on her gender. Elizabeth Blackwell brought a lawsuit this year claiming that Sheena Iyengar assigned her jobs that were "suited to the female gender" during her time at Columbia Business School, and that her male colleague was given more formal training. Blackwell argues that Iyengar, who is blind, gave her the opportunity to dine and apply her make up.

Olivia Campbell's book explores nineteenth-century heroes who were navigating a man's world in the medical field. Elizabeth Blackwell (pictured left), Lizzie Garrett, and Sophia Jex-Blake were all investigated throughout Elizabeth Blackwell's life.