"A Lady Alone" Elizabeth Blackwell: First American Woman Doctor March 27, 2010

Celebrate Women's History Month with a 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 United States, founded her own infirmary in New York (when other hospitals would not accept her as a doctor) and trained nurses during the Civil War. During the play, Kelley acts as Blackwell's fellow classmates and colleagues in addition to the doctor herself.

The National Museum of Health and Medicine is located in Building 54 on the campus of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Visitor parking is available in the driveway in front of the museum. Additional free parking is available Saturdays and Sundays throughout the Walter Reed campus. The performance is free and no registration is required, but seating is limited. Adults are required to present photo ID to gain entry to Walter Reed.