PMDF 2018 — Questão 11 · Língua Inglesa - Compreensão e Interpretação de Texto

Text 4 to answer questions 9 to 12.

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1$$ $$ Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821,

and moved to New York City when she was 10 years old.

One day she decided that she wanted “to become a doctor”.

4 That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of

the 19th century. After writing many letters asking for

admission to the medical schools, she was finally accepted

7 by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that

she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for

her tuition.

10 $$ $$ In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she

decided to continue her education in Paris. She wanted to

be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to

13 abandon the idea. When she returned to the United States,

she found it difficult to start her own practice because she

was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a

16 doctor, together with another female doctor, opened a new

hospital, first for women and children. Besides being the

first female physician and founding her own hospital, she

19 also established the first medical school for women.

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According to the text, Elizabeth Blackwell did not become a surgeon because