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Women in white
1849
Year Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from a U.S. medical school
1852
Year DMS denied admission to Blackwell's sister, Emily
1962
Year Valerie Leval became the first woman to graduate from DMS
2
Number of women in the DMS Class of 1965
1987
First year the entering DMS class had over 50% women
48.6%
Percentage of women entering all U.S. medical schools in 2006
56.2%
Percentage of women entering DMS in this fall's Class of 2011
The DMS Class of 1965 boasted two women—one of whom is front and center, in white, in this class photograph—and 46 men.
Four decades later, the Class of 2011 has 41 women and 32 men.
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