Clark University: Little Center
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610 Google Maps - MapQuest
After being rejected by all the leading medical schools, Elizabeth Blackwell was accepted by Geneva Medical College, where she graduated first in her class in 1849 -- becoming the first female doctor to graduate from medical school and the first female doctor of medicine in the modern era. In addition to starting medical schools for women, she was a social activist working to make the lives of women and children better. Besides the obvious challenges she faced, she lost an eye and had to let go of her dream of becoming the first female surgeon. Her story is fast-moving, riveting and inspirational.
Linda Gray Kelley is an international performer who presents inspirational one-person shows; she is also an award-winning playwright. The mission of her production company, Theatre Rising Unlimited, is to "lift entertainment to new heights through inspirational work in the areas of medicine, literature and religion." She is a member of the National Speakers Association, Dramatists Guild and a former member of Actors Equity Association, and appears at medical and religious conferences nationwide.
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Clark University Women's & Gender Studies, History, Theater Arts and Premed Departments
'A Lady Alone'
Gender Issues - Performance
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Clark University: Little Center
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Google Maps - MapQuest
After being rejected by all the leading medical schools, Elizabeth Blackwell was accepted by Geneva Medical College, where she graduated first in her class in 1849 -- becoming the first female doctor to graduate from medical school and the first female doctor of medicine in the modern era. In addition to starting medical schools for women, she was a social activist working to make the lives of women and children better. Besides the obvious challenges she faced, she lost an eye and had to let go of her dream of becoming the first female surgeon. Her story is fast-moving, riveting and inspirational.
Linda Gray Kelley is an international performer who presents inspirational one-person shows; she is also an award-winning playwright. The mission of her production company, Theatre Rising Unlimited, is to "lift entertainment to new heights through inspirational work in the areas of medicine, literature and religion." She is a member of the National Speakers Association, Dramatists Guild and a former member of Actors Equity Association, and appears at medical and religious conferences nationwide.
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Clark University Women's & Gender Studies, History, Theater Arts and Premed Departments
Suggested Audiences: Adult, College
E-mail: llocurto@clarku.edu
Last Modified: March 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM
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