Rejected, Resolute, Respected Mystery Cache
A cache by PYC Message this owner
Hidden : 1/11/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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From a 2021 book, The Doctors Blackwell, by Janice P. Nimura

" The young men of Geneva Medical College were some weeks into the new term of 1847 when the dean of faculty, Charles A. Lee, visited their lecture hall, a letter in his hand.

The worry lines in his perennially concerned expression deeper than usual, Dr. Lee cleared his throat. He held, he announced with a quaver, the “most extraordinary request which had ever been made to the faculty.” A young lady, studying privately with an eminent physician in Philadelphia, had applied, with her mentor’s endorsement, for admission to their school. Several prominent medical colleges had already refused her. The faculty at Geneva had decided to put the issue to a student vote, Lee continued, with the stipulation that a single nay could turn the decision against the unusual lady in question. Their prompt attention to this matter would be appreciated. Lee refolded the letter and departed.

Two things were clear to the assembled young men. First, their professors were cowards: too timid to reject this unprecedented request out of hand, not bold enough to embrace it. And second, the students had been handed the power to make serious mischief. "

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Enter the answers to the three questions below into the certitude checker as a single string (no spaces) to learn the final coordinates.

1. What is the first name of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States (January 23, 1849)?

2. What is the two-letter abbreviation of the state where the Doctors Blackwell set up their first infirmary?

3. On what date did a Google Doodle honor this woman?
(Put your question 3 answer in month/day/year form but without the slashes,
e.g. March 5, 1900 = 03/05/1900 = 03051900)


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

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Because a set of stairs has been installed leading from Parking to the Trail, the actual terrain rating is lowered to between 1.5 and 2.0 (updated 7/10/2023). The Latah Trail is a 10-foot wide, level asphalt path.

"Help is always given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it." -- APWBD

Additional Hints ()

Chmmyr: n crevbq vf n yvax gb lbhe nafjref. Pnpur: crahygvzngr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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