Education
In 1815, many people believed in improving the quality of woman's education, but not all of them agreed that they should have rights equal to those of men. A few of these people are Emma Hart Willard, Catherine E. Beecher, Zilpah P. Grant, Mary Lyon, and Joseph Emerson.
A few years later in 1819, Emma Hart Willard wrote her "Plan for Improving Female Education", which was meant to win public support for the education of young women. Then in 1821, Willard opened up a girl's school in Troy, New York.
The first public school for girls opened in New York City and Boston in 18. Oberlin College became the first co-ed college 1833 and in 1838, Mount Holkyoke College, in Massachusetts, was the first college for women in the United States.
In 1850, the Female Medical College, later renamed the Women's Medical College, is created in Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to receive a medical degree in America. Women doctors were officially allowed to legally practice medicine.
Mary Edwards Walker became a surgeon for the Union Army in the Civil War and was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for her work. The medal was then revoked because of decades of abuse by the military. She continued to wear her medal until her death in 1919, despite the fact that it was illegal. President Jimmy Carter restored her Medal of Honor on June 11, 1977.
A few years later in 1819, Emma Hart Willard wrote her "Plan for Improving Female Education", which was meant to win public support for the education of young women. Then in 1821, Willard opened up a girl's school in Troy, New York.
The first public school for girls opened in New York City and Boston in 18. Oberlin College became the first co-ed college 1833 and in 1838, Mount Holkyoke College, in Massachusetts, was the first college for women in the United States.
In 1850, the Female Medical College, later renamed the Women's Medical College, is created in Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to receive a medical degree in America. Women doctors were officially allowed to legally practice medicine.
Mary Edwards Walker became a surgeon for the Union Army in the Civil War and was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for her work. The medal was then revoked because of decades of abuse by the military. She continued to wear her medal until her death in 1919, despite the fact that it was illegal. President Jimmy Carter restored her Medal of Honor on June 11, 1977.