Was She Crazy?

10/10/2020 5:48:00 PM
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910). Image: womenhistoryblog.com

Do you know?

  • Elizabeth Blackwell was a physician, notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
  • In October 1847, Blackwell was accepted as a medical student at Geneva Medical College, located in upstate New York.

Let's explore more about this amazing woman!

FACT: Elizabeth Blackwell founded a college for women and taught as a professor.

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910). Image: womenhistoryblog.com

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What did people do when Elizabeth Blackwell walked home from school?
  • When was Elizabeth Blackwell born?

What did people do when Elizabeth Blackwell walked home from school?

  • They talked to her.
  • They admired her.
  • They stared at her.

When was Elizabeth Blackwell born?

  • 1811
  • 1821
  • 1831

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Elizabeth Blackwell would walk home from school. No one would talk to her. People were rude. They at her. They thought she was crazy. Was she ?

She was not crazy. Elizabeth was born in 1821. She was studying to be a doctor. At that time, there were no female doctors in the United States. People did not think women could be doctors. They thought a woman who wanted to be a doctor was crazy.

Elizabeth would not give up. She was to people who were . She worked hard. She studied. She took tests. At last, she became a doctor. She was the first woman to become a doctor in the United States.

Read and answer the following questions.

Geneva Medical College - The only medical school accepted Elizabeth's application. Image: commons.wikimedia.org

Elizabeth Blackwell would walk home from school. No one would talk to her. People were rude. They stared at her. They thought she was crazy. Was she crazy?

She was not crazy. Elizabeth was born in 1821. She was studying to be a doctor. At that time, there were no female doctors in the United States. People did not think women could be doctors. They thought a woman who wanted to be a doctor was crazy.

Elizabeth would not give up. She was polite to people who were rude. She worked hard. She studied. She took tests. At last, she became a doctor. She was the first woman to become a doctor in the United States.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

What is NOT true about Elizabeth Blackwell?

  • She gave up.
  • She was polite.
  • She became a doctor.
  • She was born in 1821.

Why did people think Elizabeth Blackwell was crazy?

  • Because she had some mental problems.
  • Because she studied to be a doctor.
  • Because she was rude to other people.
  • Because she stared at other people.

Most likely, Elizabeth would be pleased that today _____

  • most doctors do not study.
  • only women can be doctors.
  • only men can study and become doctors.
  • anyone who works hard can be a doctor.

Rude is to polite as ______

  • work is to hard.

  • first is to last.

  • think is to crazy.

  • woman is to doctor.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. They at her.
  2. They thought she was .
  3. She was to people who were .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. ‘Love makes you do things,’ she said.
  2. Our waiter was very and helpful.
  3. It's to speak when you're eating.
  4. I screamed and everyone at me.