Woman’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children

The Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children was established in 1868 by Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. Her sister, Emily Blackwell, was instrumental in its development and served as its dean. The college aimed to provide comprehensive medical education for women, eventually becoming a four-year institution and graduating 364 women before transferring its students to Cornell University Medical College in 1899. The college was part of the larger New York Infirmary for Women and Children, which also offered in-home medical social work and nurses' training.12