Causes and effects of desertification: Desertification is defined as a process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas due to various factors including climatic variations and human activities. Or, to put it in another way, desertification results in persistent degradation of dryland and fragile ecosystems due to man
Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821 â 31 May 1910) was a British-born physician, notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register.
She was 89 years old and her cause of death is unknown (Elizabeth Blackwell Timeline). Though she died in Europe, her affect on America was phenomenal. By the time of her death, there were over 7000 female physicians in the United States of America (Pillai).