Cavalcade of America

Season 3 Episode 13: Petticoat Doctor

A biographical account of the career of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor to practice in America, who, with the assistance of her younger sister, managed the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. Dr.Elizabeth Blackwell is befriended by New York newspaperman Horace Greeley in her struggle to obtain recognition and respect for professional women.

Genre:

Drama

Seasons:

5

Episodes:

131

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1952

IMDb:

4.6