Western Women -.Elizabeth Blackwell Traditional Cache

(1821-1910) ­The first American woman to receive a medical doctor degree in 1849, she opened the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and co-founded the Women's Medical College in 1868.

This will be my sixth year of cache series in Arizona. I hope you enjoy them and the stories behind them. Another desert cache. Please respect the land and stay on the trails. As always, desert rules apply -- take plenty of water and watch out for the critters and and stickers.