02/03/2026
Today, we celebrate National Women Physicians Day 🩺✨
Observed every February 3rd, this day honors the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States in 1849.
Despite facing immense prejudice, Dr. Blackwell opened the door for generations of women in medicine. We also recognize trailblazers like Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black woman physician, and Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman physician.
This day is about celebrating achievements, uplifting mentors, supporting equity in medicine, and inspiring future women physicians in a field they helped reshape. 💙
Here’s to the women who heal, lead, and change lives—every single day.
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