Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?
Learn about Elizabeth Blackwell, America's first female doctor!
Elizabeth Blackwell Listen to Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?,then answer the questions. Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? Think about the word wispat the beginning of the story. What might that word mean and what helped you to understand it? Type or record your answer below. What does it mean to "toughen up" at the beginning of the story? Type or record your answer below. When you hear that Elizabeth lifted her brother over her head, slept on the floor to toughen up, and looked across town in her spyglass, what words would you use to describe Elizabeth? Type or record your answer below. Elizabeth did not originally want to be a doctor, what changed her mind and motivated her? Type or record your answer below. The author says that Elizabeth is "as stubborn as a mule". What does that mean? Type or record your answer below. After reading, what character traits can the reader conclude that Elizabeth has? Why? Type or record your answer below.