52 Weeks of Firsts - First Women’s Medical College: 1850

Saturday, March 14, 2026

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Paging pioneers! Celebrate the women who broke barriers (and a few norms) at the first degree-granting medical school for women. This is where women took medicine into their own hands.

About 52 Weeks of Firsts: In 2026, America turns 250, and Philadelphia is throwing the ultimate yearlong celebration. After all, we’ve been first in freedom, first in innovation and first in fun for 250 years. The Philadelphia Historic District Partners have assembled 52 Weeks of Firsts, from world-changing inventions to beloved traditions, with a new “Saturday First-ival” every week, each one happening in one of more than a dozen neighborhoods across this city.

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