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In this building, Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, established the first hospital for women and children that was staffed and run by women. The New York Infirmary for Women and Children opened on May 12, 1857, which was also the birthday of Blackwell's friend and collaborator Florence Nightingale. Groundbreaking at the time, the hospital provided free medical care for indigent women and children and offered clinical experience and instruction for women determined to expand their skills as physicians.
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