Question: how did brigham and women's get its name

title: Brigham and Women's Hospital
text: Dana - Farber / Brigham and Women 's Cancer Center : The center brings together a cancer institute and a hospital , creating 13 specialized disease centers . Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center . Brigham and Women 's Orthopedic and Arthritis Center : They specialize in research and therapies for bone and joint disease and injury . Brigham and Women 's Neurosciences Institute : The BWH Neurosciences Institute offers treatments for all diseases of the nervous system . The institute integrates neurology , neurosurgery , psychiatry and neuroradiology , with advanced research and clinical trials . Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women 's Health : BWH specializes in high - risk obstetric care , newborn intensive care , infertility services , complex gynecologic surgery , and gender - specific care . Osher Center for Integrative Medicine including chiropractic care .