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Facts & Figures
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
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The DMS Class of 1965 boasted two women—one of whom is front and center, in white, in this class photograph—and 46 men.
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Four decades later, the Class of 2011 has 41 women and 32 men.
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