-----Original Message----- From: Phillip Thurtle, H-SCI-MED-TECH [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 11 August 2000 18:14 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: ANN: Elizabeth Blackwell poster exhibit available Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 11:55:51 -0400 From: Stephen Greenberg Contact Monique Young: [log in to unmask]; phone: 301 435-8498 When Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from Geneva Medical College in Geneva, N.Y., in 1849, she became the first woman to complete a medical course and receive the degree of M.D. The National Library of Medicine has prepared an attractive poster exhibit to celebrate this noteworthy occasion. It is available for loan. The poster is 8' x 4' and can be attached to an easel or wall with Velcro strips. NLM pays for out-going postage; the borrowing institution pays for return postage. The usual loan period is one month. If you wish to have more information or arrange to borrow the exhibit, contact Monique Young : [log in to unmask]; phone: 301 435-8498.