Historic Articles

"Presentation at Blackwell House"
An article that appeared in the Finger Lakes Times on May 22, 1909 details the presentation of a portrait of Blackwell for the girls' dormitory.

Excerpt from the National Anti-Slavery Standard
This clip shows how progressive minds of 1869 viewed Elizabeth Blackwell's drive for a career in medicine.

"Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell's Graduation--An Eye-Witness Account"
Margaret Munro DeLancey wrote this empassioned letter after witnessing Blackwell's historic graduation. It is contributed with an introduction by Wendell Tripp.

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