Emily Blackwell (October 8, 1826 – September 7, 1910) was a trailblazer in the 19th century, making numerous contributions in the field of medicine and women's rights.

Emily was the second woman to earn a medical degree at what is now Case Western Reserve University, after Nancy Talbot Clark.

[4] Blackwell's parents were considered to be liberal in their view of education and pushed mathematics and science on her at a young age.

Despite their efforts, the Western Reserve faculty voted to put an end to Delamater's policies in 1856, finding it "inexpedient" to continue admitting women.

Blackwell traveled to Albany to convince the legislature to provide the hospital with funds that would ensure long-term financial stability.

Emily Blackwell is largely responsible for the long term survival of the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children.

Emily and Elizabeth Blackwell and Mary Livermore also played an important role in the development of the United States Sanitary Commission.

[1] After traveling abroad in Europe for a year and a half, they spent the next winters at their home in Montclair, New Jersey, and summers in York Cliffs, Maine.

Emily was able to see her sister Elizabeth one final time in 1906 before the eldest Blackwell fell down a flight of stairs and never fully recovered and ended up passing in May 1910.

[1] Emily Blackwell died due to enterocolitis on September 7, 1910, in York Cliffs, Maine, a few months after her sister Elizabeth's death in England.