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What did Elizabeth Blackwell's inaugural thesis on typhoid fever demonstrate?

  • Empathy and social justice

  • New treatment methods

  • A breakthrough discovery

  • The cause of the disease

Answer

Elizabeth Blackwell's inaugural thesis on typhoid fever, published in 1849, demonstrated a strong sense of empathy and sensitivity to human suffering, as well as strong advocacy for economic and social justice. This perspective was considered feminine by the medical community.
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