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Bedlam in New York
In an 1868 engraving, a Blackwell’s patient has visitors. (Stock Montage/Getty Images)
Stock Montage/Getty Images
Bedlam in New York
In an 1868 engraving, a Blackwell’s patient has visitors. (Stock Montage/Getty Images)
Stock Montage/Getty Images