Blackwell: Meaning and Definition of

Black•well

Pronunciation: (blak'wul, -wel"), [key]
— n.
  1. 1825–1921, U.S. clergywoman, abolitionist, and women's-rights activist.
  2. 1821–1910, U.S. physician, born in England: first woman physician in the U.S.
  3. 1825?–1909, U.S. editor, abolitionist, and suffragist, born in England (husband of Lucy Stone).
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