Appoline Alexander Blair

Appoline Agatha Alexander Blair (September 14, 1828 – Sep. 5, 1908)[1] was a Missouri philanthropist, hospital founder, and wife of Senator (and Civil War general) Francis Preston Blair, Jr. In 1878, after losing two children to illness, Blair gathered a group of 20 prominent women and organized the St. Louis Children's Hospital, for which she served as the first president of the Board of Managers.[2][3] In addition to the St. Louis Children's Hospital, she is sometimes credited with the creation of the St. John's Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, in 1896.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis (findagrave.com).
  2. ↑ St. Louis Children's Hospital website.
  3. ↑ Missouri Women, Health Sciences, Biographies (website).
  4. ↑ Mentioned in online citations, but her actual involvement, if any, is unclear.
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