Blackwell

American  

[blak-wuhl, -wel] / ˈblæk wəl, -ˌwɛl /

noun

1. Antoinette Louisa (Brown), 1825–1921, U.S. clergywoman, abolitionist, and women's-rights activist.

2. Elizabeth, 1821–1910, U.S. physician, born in England: first woman physician in the U.S.

3. Henry Brown, 1825?–1909, U.S. editor, abolitionist, and suffragist, born in England (husband of Lucy Stone).

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Blackwell Scientific  

/ blăck′wĕl′ /

1. British-born American physician who was the first woman doctor in the United States. In 1851 she founded an infirmary for women and children in New York City that her sister Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), also a physician, directed. Emily Blackwell was the first woman doctor to perform major surgeries on a regular basis.

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Example Sentences

Frances Blackwell, the camp’s gatekeeper, called to say water was flowing into her cottage beside the front entrance and she could not open the door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Investors anticipate Big Tech earnings, hoping for increased capital expenditure and news of AI models using Blackwell hardware.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Vera Rubin AI servers are set to be 3.3 times faster than the current top-of-the-range Blackwell Ultra equivalent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

"It is something that can work, but that's not the norm," Blackwell said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As part of their unconventional wedding ceremony, Blackwell renounced his legal privileges as husband, and Stone announced that she would keep her own name.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling