Most people would say that a hero is somebody that has super powers and wears a costume. Heroes don't have to be over powered beings; they can be regular humans. A hero can be anybody that takes risks shows courage, shows bravery and helps people in need. Heroes have a positive effect on the world. Usually, heroes "fight" against issues that affect them personally. That is why most people would consider Harriet Tubman and Elizabeth Blackwell heroes. Harriet Tubman was fighting for the end of racial discrimination. Elizabeth Blackwell was fighting for the end of discrimination of woman in the medical field. Harriet Tubman was born in era where racial discrimination was common. In the southern US, many African Americans were held as …show more content…
During this time, many women did not have many rights. They were not allowed to vote, they were paid less for the same job as men, and in some places around the world they were not allowed to attend school. During this era, women were perceived as the weaker gender, but Blackwell wanted to change that. Blackwell was the first woman to become a medical doctor in the United States. Blackwell was born in her hometown of Bristol in the United Kingdom, but then she moved to the United States when she was only eleven years old. While in the United States, Blackwell was a school teacher, but later she knew she wanted to study the field of medicine. Blackwell applied to many medical schools across the United States, but they would not accept her because these schools were only allowing men to study medicine. However, Blackwell finally found a school that let her in. Some men at her school did not really enjoy a woman studying in their school. At first, some of Blackwell's fellow students were not very kind to her. After two years at the medical school, Blackwell graduated at the top of her class. Blackwell and her sister opened a clinic in New York City for women and children; they gave medical attention to the poor as well. Blackwell had opened her very own medical school where she trained women to become doctors. Blackwell was courageous enough to have occupation that at the time was only seen as a man's job. She showed bravery during a time where women were not equally as men. Because of this, Blackwell shall be remembered as a