Emily Blackwell, M.D. is an 1854 alumna. She became the second
woman to earn a medical degree at what is now Case Western Reserve
University and the third woman to earn a medical degree in the
United States.
Dr. Blackwell helped her sister, Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.,
establish the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and
its Women’s Medical College, where she ultimately served
as dean. The college ultimately merged with Cornell’s
medical school. The infirmary eventually merged with Beekman
Downtown Hospital and today is known as NYU Downtown Hospital.
Dr. Blackwell died in 1910.
Contact Information:
Elizabeth McKinley, M.D., M.P.H.
Dean, Blackwell Society
Case School of Medicine E423
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-4915
(T) 216-368-3164
(F) 216-368-0564
Email: Elizabeth.mckinley@case.edu
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