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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