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Katherine "Kitty" Barry Blackwell (born c. 1847) was an Irish immigrant to the United States and the adopted daughter of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. She served as Elizabeth Blackwell's companion and secretary.
Kitty Barry Blackwell Papers, 1855-1938 (Reels 55-62) The Kitty Barry Blackwell Papers include a large group of correspondence which sheds considerable light on Elizabeth Blackwell’s years in England.
Kitty Barry Blackwell was an Irish orphan adopted by Elizabeth Blackwell in circa 1854 in New York. She served as her mother’s secretary and companion, and her slight deafness made her self-conscious and shy.
Photograph of an older Elizabeth Blackwell with her adopted daughter Kitty and two dogs, 1905. In 1856, when Blackwell was establishing the New York Infirmary, she adopted Katherine "Kitty" Barry (1848–1936), an Irish orphan from the House of Refuge on Randall's Island.
Kitty Barry Blackwell was an Irish orphan adopted by Elizabeth Blackwell in circa 1854 in New York. She served as her mother’s secretary and companion, and her slight deafness made her self-conscious and shy.
In 1856, when Blackwell was establishing the New York Infirmary, she adopted Katherine "Kitty" Barry (1848-1936), an Irish orphan from the House of Refuge on Randall's Island. Diary entries at the time show that she adopted Barry half out of loneliness and a feeling of obligation, and half out of a utilitarian need for domestic help. [20]
Kitty Barry Blackwell was an Irish orphan adopted by Elizabeth Blackwell in circa 1854 in New York. She served as her mother’s secretary and companion, and her slight deafness made her self-conscious and shy.
