For the surname, see Allston (surname). Allston is a neighborhood of Boston, located in the western part of the city. It was named after the American painter and poet Washington Allston. It comprises the land covered by the zip code 02134. For the most part, Allston is administered collectively with the adjacent neighborhood of Brighton.
Elizabeth Blackwell. 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.
Around 1859, Elizabeth Blackwell left New York City for England once again, this time touring the country as a medical lecturer. While abroad, she became the first woman to appear on the British medical register. Blackwell came back to the United States and worked as a physician during the Civil War.