Celebrate Women’s History Month with a play about the first American woman doctor

By NMHM1862 on March 13th, 2010

Celebrate Women’s History Month at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. 1 to 2 p.m. March 27 with a free one-act play about Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American woman doctor. Written by Harvard playwright N. Lynn Eckhert, M.D., this one actress play, performed by Linda Gray Kelley, tells the story of Blackwell, who in addition to being the first woman to receive her medical degree in the U.S., founded her own infirmary in New York and trained nurses during the Civil War. The museum is located in building 54 on the campus of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center at 6900 Georgia Ave. NW. Visitor parking is available in the driveway in front of the museum. Additional free parking is available throughout the campus on weekends. No registration is required, but seating is limited. Adults are required to present photo ID to gain entry to Walter Reed.

For more information, visit www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum or call 202-782-2671.

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