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.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5159257 — 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)
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Target entity: Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Context triple: [Mary Corinna Putnam, educatedAt, Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary]
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New York Medical College
New York Medical College is a private health sciences institution in New York that offers medical, public health, and biomedical graduate education and conducts clinical and translational research.
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is the medical school of Columbia University in New York City, renowned for its research-intensive MD program and training of leading physicians and biomedical scientists.
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a leading academic medical institution in New York City known for its innovative research, clinical excellence, and tuition-free MD program.
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Albany Medical College
Albany Medical College is a private medical school in Albany, New York, known for training physicians and biomedical scientists and for its affiliation with Albany Medical Center.
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Columbia University School of Nursing
Columbia University School of Nursing is a leading academic institution in New York City known for its advanced nursing education, research, and clinical practice programs within the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
- 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: Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Target entity description: 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.
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A.
New York Medical College
New York Medical College is a private health sciences institution in New York that offers medical, public health, and biomedical graduate education and conducts clinical and translational research.
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is the medical school of Columbia University in New York City, renowned for its research-intensive MD program and training of leading physicians and biomedical scientists.
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a leading academic medical institution in New York City known for its innovative research, clinical excellence, and tuition-free MD program.
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Albany Medical College
Albany Medical College is a private medical school in Albany, New York, known for training physicians and biomedical scientists and for its affiliation with Albany Medical Center.
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Columbia University School of Nursing
Columbia University School of Nursing is a leading academic institution in New York City known for its advanced nursing education, research, and clinical practice programs within the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
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historical organization ⓘ medical school ⓘ women's medical college ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | New York Infirmary for Women and Children ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
women's medical education movement
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women's rights movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elizabeth Blackwell
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Emily Blackwell ⓘ Marie Zakrzewska ⓘ New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children ⓘ
linked to:
New York Infirmary for Women and Children
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| closed | 1899 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline | medical sciences ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | medicine ⓘ |
| focus | clinical training for women doctors ⓘ |
| founded | 1868 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Elizabeth Blackwell
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Emily Blackwell ⓘ Marie Zakrzewska ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
medical education for women
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training women physicians ⓘ |
| genderAdmissionPolicy | women only ⓘ |
| grantedDegree | Doctor of Medicine ⓘ |
| hasEducationalLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
challenged gender barriers in medical education
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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
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New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Cornell University Medical College
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linked to:
Weill Cornell Medical College
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| motive | response to exclusion of women from most medical schools ⓘ |
| notableAs |
one of the first medical schools for women in the United States
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pioneering 19th-century institution for women in medicine ⓘ |
| purpose |
to increase the number of women physicians
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to provide women access to formal medical education ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York City ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| studentBody | women medical students ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | private medical school ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary
Lillian Wald
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educatedAt
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Women’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary (attended, did not complete)
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linked to: Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary