Records, 1875–1975.

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Records, 1875–1975.

The records of the Free Hospital for Women are the product of the hospital staff’s administrative, publications, and public relations activities from 1875 through 1975.

2 cubic feet in 2 standard record cartons.

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Free Hospital for Women.

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The Free Hospital for Women was established in Boston, Mass. in 1875 by Dr. William Henry Baker, J.H. Storer, and J.P. Reynolds as a facility dedicated to the medical treatment of poor women. The institution relocated to Brookline, Mass. in 1896 and established a training school for nurses. In 1965, the Free Hospital for Women merged with the Boston Lying-In Hospital, in cooperation with Harvard Medical School, to form the Boston Hospital for Women. In 1975, the Boston Hospital for Women merged ...