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Biography of Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England. She had many
brothers and sisters, but she was not the youngest. Since Elizabeth and
her sisters were girls Miss Major was the only one who would teach them.
Elizabeth's father was fun and loving, and he owned the biggest
sugar refinery in Bristol, but when Elizabeth was ten years old there were
a lot of money problems in her dad's company. Elizabeth, her mother, Miss
Major, the servants, and Elizabeth's brothers and sisters all moved to the
country home to get away from the dan....
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