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

The law firm Husch Blackwell, representing Pacifico, stated in the lawsuit that the commissioners’ decision was “unlawful and premature.”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

On Sunday, the US ‌moved to close a potential loophole for shipping chips like Nvidia's Blackwell processors.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He called the company’s Blackwell chips “the king of inference today,” and predicted that the next line, Vera Rubin, would “extend that leadership even further.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Even the H200 is significantly less advanced than the firm's top-range chips -- the Blackwell series and forthcoming Rubin processors.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In 1853, Stone met Henry Blackwell at an antislavery meeting in New York.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling