Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary
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The Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary was a pioneering 19th-century medical school in New York City dedicated to training women physicians at a time when most medical institutions excluded them.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Women’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary (attended, did not complete) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
ⓘ
historical organization ⓘ medical school ⓘ women's medical college ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | New York Infirmary for Women and Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
women's medical education movement
ⓘ
women's rights movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elizabeth Blackwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Zakrzewska NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1899 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | medical sciences ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | medicine ⓘ |
| focus | clinical training for women doctors ⓘ |
| founded | 1868 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Elizabeth Blackwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Zakrzewska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
medical education for women
ⓘ
training women physicians ⓘ |
| genderAdmissionPolicy | women only ⓘ |
| grantedDegree | Doctor of Medicine ⓘ |
| hasEducationalLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
challenged gender barriers in medical education
ⓘ
expanded professional opportunities for women in the 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| legacy | helped establish women’s presence in the medical profession in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Cornell University Medical College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive | response to exclusion of women from most medical schools ⓘ |
| notableAs |
one of the first medical schools for women in the United States
ⓘ
pioneering 19th-century institution for women in medicine ⓘ |
| purpose |
to increase the number of women physicians
ⓘ
to provide women access to formal medical education ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| studentBody | women medical students ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | private medical school ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Women’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary (attended, did not complete)
this entity surface form:
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania