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38-31 Marker - Courtsey of Chuck Lane -
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38-31 YWCA-Cincinnati -
38-31 YWCA Building Cincinnati
- Title, side A
- Elizabeth Blackwell
- Text, side A
- Born in Bristol, England, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), moved to Cincinnati in 1838. Blackwell applied to several medical schools before being accepted to Geneva Medical College in New York. In 1849, she received a medical degree, becoming the first fully accredited female doctor. In New York, Blackwell provided free outpatient care to women and children, and in 1857 opened a full-scale hospital, the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. As a lecturer in England and the founder of the Women's Medical College at the Infirmary, Dr. Blackwell was a pioneer in opening the medical profession to women.
- Sponsors
- Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The International Paper Company Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society
- Address
- 898 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202 - Location
- YWCA OF Greater Cincinnati, 898 Walnut St.
- Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.105690, Longitude: -84.512320.
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