Transcriber’s Note:

Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

“Fort Sumpter”is probably a typo or printer’s error

The following may be typos or printer's errors:

PIONEER WORK
IN OPENING THE
MEDICAL PROFESSION TO WOMEN

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
BY
DR. ELIZABETH BLACKWELL
AUTHOR OF
‘THE MORAL EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG’ ETC.

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
AND NEW YORK
1895

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PREFACE