Olivia Campbell, Author at Ms. Magazine
Skip to content

Trending:

  • #50YearsofMs
  • Barbie
  • Catherine Kassenoff
  • Women & Hip-Hop
  • “Banned!” Series
  • ERA
  • Motherhood
  • Abortion Pills

Ms. MagazineMs. Magazine

More Than A Magazine, A Movement

  • donate
  • join
  • store
  • News & Opinion
  • Politics
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Ms. Studios
  • Women & Democracy
  • Series
  • Explore by Topic

Author: Olivia Campbell

Olivia Campbell's work has appeared in The Guardian, The Cut, Washington Post, and Smithsonian Magazine, among others. Her first book, Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine , will be published March 2, 2021.
  • Health
  • Herstory
Sexism Sinks Friendships and Stifles Progress: The Case of Elizabeth Blackwell and Florence Nightingale

Sexism Sinks Friendships and Stifles Progress: The Case of Elizabeth Blackwell and Florence Nightingale

Olivia Campbell

Despite all they held in common, Florence Nightingale’s acceptance of the patriarchal status quo that women should be content to be nurses and not force their way into medical schools to become doctors drove a wedge between her and Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in America to receive a medical degree.

RSS Feminist Daily News

  • Human Rights Crimes Against Former Government Officials Further Solidifies Taliban’s Grip of Power on Afghanistan
  • Coco Gauff thanks Billie Jean King after winning the U.S. Open
  • “Immeasurably Cruel” Oppression of Afghan Women and a Further Collapse of Human Rights

Popular This Week

Ms. Magazine
  • About Ms.
    • Ms. History
    • Masthead
    • Ms. Committee of Scholars
    • Internships
    • Feminist Events Calendar
  • Membership
    • Get Ms.
    • Give the Gift of Ms.
    • Manage Your Ms. Membership
    • Support Ms.
    • Newsletters
    • Back Issues
    • Store
  • Contact
    • Media Center
    • Writing for Ms.
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Ms.
  • Programs & Sister Organizations
    • Feminist Majority Foundation
    • Feminist Campus
    • Girls Learn International
Copyright © 2023 Ms. Magazine
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

Ms. is wholly owned and published by the Feminist Majority Foundation