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It’s so we’re sharing this illustration by Scottish botanical artist Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) from her book, A Curious Herbal. She wrote of hemp, “The Seed being boil’d in Milk ... is accounted good for old Coughs, and a Specific to cure the Jaundice.”

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2020-02-05

Happy birthday, Elizabeth Blackwell! The 1st woman in the US to receive a medical degree, Blackwell, born in 1821, championed women in medicine and opened her own medical college for women. More about her from .
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2020-02-03

Pioneering physician Elizabeth Blackwell - the first woman to receive a medical degree in the US and to register as a physician in the UK - was born on this day in 1821. https://t.co/RF6FFuP8rI

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2020-02-03

“Hidden Treasure”12x24 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-02-03

A Curious Herbal: Gorgeous Illustrations from Elizabeth Blackwell's 18th-Century Encyclopedia of Medicinal Botany https://t.co/y9RV5Pk8eZ via <

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2020-02-02

Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants. Dive in: https://t.co/vpV2EqjbWY

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2020-02-02

“Jackson Lake Reflections”9x12 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson 🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-02-01

“Down by the Creek”7x9 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-30

Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed at home. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants: https://t.co/QmWdejbnmr

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2020-01-30

Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed at home. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants https://t.co/LaTPLKA2kh

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2020-01-30

A Curious Herbal – gorgeous illustrations from Elizabeth Blackwell's 18th-century encyclopedia of medicinal botany https://t.co/QmWdejsYL1

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2020-01-29

“Red Tree”24x36 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-29

“Emotional Rescue”16x20 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-28

“Colorado Waterfall”16x20 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-28

“High Country”6x8 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-28

“The Wishing Barn”8x10 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-27

“Francisco’s Barn”8x10 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-24

“Wild Daisies”24x36 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-24

“Autumn’s Last Kiss”7x9 palette knife study by Peggy Ann Thompson🎨Blackwell Gallery

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2020-01-23