| 词条 | Appoline Alexander Blair |
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| name = Appoline Alexander Blair | image = Appoline Alexander Blair.jpg | birth_name = Appoline Agatha Alexander Blair | birth_date = {{Birth date|1828|09|14}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1908|09|05|1828|09|14}} | nationality = United States }}Appoline Agatha Alexander Blair (September 14, 1828 – Sep. 5, 1908)[1] was an American 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] References1. ^Buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8757722 findagrave.com]). {{DEFAULTSORT:Blair, Appoline Alexander}}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. 6 : 1828 births|1908 deaths|American philanthropists|Spouses of members of the United States House of Representatives|Spouses of United States Senators|19th-century philanthropists |
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