The First Woman Doctor

a.Words or expressions I did not know.


1.some time later

Context:
Some time later her father died and she had to support her family.

Definition:
英英辞典では検索できませんでした
＝暫くして


2.make up one's mind

Context:
In 1844 she made up her mind to be a doctor.

Definition:
make a decision
＝決心する


3.none

Context:
She wrote to school all over the country, but none of them would let her in.

Definition:
not any amount of something or not one of a group of people or things
＝ひとつもない{「no-(…ない=not)」+one(ひとつ)}


4.invite

Context:
After a few years, however, a small school for doctors in New York invited her to study there.

Definition:
to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc
to politely ask someone to do something
＝招待する、勧める


5.train

Context:
During the Civil War, she trained nurses there, and in 1868 she opened a school for woman who wanted to be doctors.

Definition:
to teach someone the skills of a particular job or activity, or to be taught these skills
to develop and improve a natural ability or quality
＝訓練する(動)、列車(名)



b.A short summary of essay.

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman doctor in the United States.
She was born in England in 1821 and the Blackwell family moved to the United States.She grew up and taught at a school for several years.
In 1844 she made up her mind to be a doctor, but none of school would let her in. After few years, a small school for doctors in New York invited her to study there.
Most of the teachers and students thought she would leave school before she became a doctor, because people thought a woman was not strong enough to work as a doctor. But she did not lose heart and at last she succeeded.
She could not get a job in the US so she went to London to get a job and study. When she came back to the US some years later, she still could not get a job. Finary she opened her own hospital in New York City which employed only woman, and took care of poor women and children.
During the Civil War, she trained nurses there, and in 1868 she opened a school for women who wanted to be doctors.



c.Comments about.

I wonder that she could go to medical school who worked for living. But they such as her made this world what we can spend good life. So I thank her.


使用教材：『速読英単語(入門編)／Z会出版社』———「世界で最初の女医(１)(２)(３)」