New York Infirmary for Women and Children
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The New York Infirmary for Women and Children was a pioneering 19th-century hospital and medical training institution in New York City, founded and staffed largely by women physicians to provide healthcare to underserved women and children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York Infirmary for Women and Children canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5159260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Infirmary for Women and Children Context triple: [Mary Corinna Putnam, employer, New York Infirmary for Women and Children]
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Boston Hospital for Women
Boston Hospital for Women was a former Boston medical institution focused on women's health that later became part of what is now Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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B.
Hiram's Hospital
Hiram's Hospital is a fictional charitable almshouse for elderly men in Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire novels, most prominently featured in "The Warden."
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C.
Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn Hospital Center is a major acute-care teaching hospital in Brooklyn, New York, providing a wide range of medical and surgical services to the surrounding community.
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Montefiore Hospital, New York
Montefiore Hospital in New York is a major academic medical center and teaching hospital known for its advanced clinical care and affiliation with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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E.
Renwick Smallpox Hospital
Renwick Smallpox Hospital is a 19th-century Gothic Revival former smallpox treatment facility on Roosevelt Island in New York City, now preserved as a historic ruin and landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Infirmary for Women and Children Target entity description: The New York Infirmary for Women and Children was a pioneering 19th-century hospital and medical training institution in New York City, founded and staffed largely by women physicians to provide healthcare to underserved women and children.
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A.
Boston Hospital for Women
Boston Hospital for Women was a former Boston medical institution focused on women's health that later became part of what is now Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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B.
Hiram's Hospital
Hiram's Hospital is a fictional charitable almshouse for elderly men in Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire novels, most prominently featured in "The Warden."
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C.
Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn Hospital Center is a major acute-care teaching hospital in Brooklyn, New York, providing a wide range of medical and surgical services to the surrounding community.
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D.
Montefiore Hospital, New York
Montefiore Hospital in New York is a major academic medical center and teaching hospital known for its advanced clinical care and affiliation with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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E.
Renwick Smallpox Hospital
Renwick Smallpox Hospital is a 19th-century Gothic Revival former smallpox treatment facility on Roosevelt Island in New York City, now preserved as a historic ruin and landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hospital
ⓘ
medical school ⓘ teaching hospital ⓘ |
| cityServed | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field |
medicine
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obstetrics and gynecology ⓘ pediatrics ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Elizabeth Blackwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Zakrzewska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | 19th century ⓘ |
| genderFocus | women ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation |
Elizabeth Blackwell (as resident physician)
NERFINISHED
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Emily Blackwell (as resident physician) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Zakrzewska (as resident physician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States ⓘ |
| hasGenderPolicy | medical staff primarily women ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPatientDemographic |
children
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women ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| ideology | promotion of gender equality in medical profession ⓘ |
| inception |
1857
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May 12, 1857 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| mission |
advance opportunities for women in medicine
ⓘ
provide affordable healthcare to underserved populations ⓘ |
| movement |
women in medicine movement
ⓘ
women's rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first hospitals staffed by women physicians in the United States
ⓘ
pioneering medical education for women ⓘ |
| operatedAs | charity hospital ⓘ |
| originalName | New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide clinical training for women physicians
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provide medical care to children ⓘ provide medical care to women ⓘ serve indigent patients ⓘ |
| regionServed | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| servedPopulation |
indigent children
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indigent women ⓘ |
| staffedBy | women physicians ⓘ |
| trainingOffered |
clinical training for women medical students
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residencies for women physicians ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | nonprofit healthcare institution ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: New York Infirmary for Women and Children Description of subject: The New York Infirmary for Women and Children was a pioneering 19th-century hospital and medical training institution in New York City, founded and staffed largely by women physicians to provide healthcare to underserved women and children.
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