The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-05-18
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Elizabeth Blackwell NJ. ID.
The public. through The newspapers.
has been pretty generally Informed that
this lady was regular student Of Geneva
Medical College. and received the diplo-
ma of that institution at its commence
ment. AS she is the first medical doctor
Other sex in the United States the case is
naturally enough, one ofthOse question.
able matters upon which there must be a
great variety Of opinions. and the public
sentiment is besides influenced by the
partial and inaccurate statements of facts
and conjectures which usually supply the
place of correct information. tt
Miss B. is % years of age. She was
born in the city of Bristol, England
Her father settled his family in New York
when she was about II years old. After
a residence there offs or 6 years, he failed
in business and removed to Cincinnati.
A few weeks after bis arrival there he
died, leaving his widow and nine chill
dren in very embarrassed circumstances.
Elizabeth, the third daughter, was then
IL years. and assisted two of her sisters
In teaching young lady's seminary. BY
the joint efforts of the elder children, the
younger members of the family were sup
ported and educated, and comfortable
homestead on Walnut Hill was secured
for the family. The property which, in
the midst of their first difficulties, they
had the forecast to purchase, has already
quadrupled the price which it cost them.
give this fact for the illustration of char
acter it affords. ..t ,......
The enterprise Of these young ladies is
still farther indicated by the next steps
which they severally took.-Anna, the
eldest, some years ago took up her resi-
dence in New York, where she has until
lately worked at the trade of periodical
authorship, French translation and COM
poser ofmusic. She is now in England
under the engagement with a publisher
there to translate the whole Of Fourier's
works. She was selected for this task for
her very high ability in French transla.
tion. and the excellence of her English
style.-Another sister, Emiy,is teaching
boys school in Cincinnati, preparing
them for College in the department ol
mathematics and the classic languages
And Elizabeth, after two or three years
hard study in North aud South Carolina
aud two years more exclusively devoted
to the study of medicine, in Philadelphia
and Geneva, has her medical diploma il
her pocket t ..f a..r. ..a-
About FIVE years ago she first entertain
ed the idea of devotiug herself to tn,
study of medicine. Having taken th'
resolution, she went vigorously to worl
to effect it She commenced the stud,
of Greek, persevered until she coul'
read it satisfactory orally, and revive'
her Latin by devo,ing three or four hour
a day to it until she had both sufficient
f for all ordinary and professional purposes
{ French she had taught, and studied Gel
man to crafty her love for its modern lii
erature. The former she speaks wit
fuency, and translates The latter elegan
y, and can manage to read Italian pros
pretty well. rF t1uret
Early in the spring Of 1s46. for th
purpose ofmaking the most money in tn
shortest time, she set out for North Caro-
lima, aud after some months teaching
French aud music, and reading medicin
with Dr.. John Dickson, of Ashvllle, sh
removed to Charleston. Here she taugf
music alone, and read industriously unde
the direction of DR.. Samuel H. Dickson
then Of Charleston, and now professor {
practice in The University of New Yorl
Two years ago she came to Philade
phia forthe purpose of ofpurSuing the stud.
That summer DR.. A. M. Allen, ProfeI
8 sor of Anatomy, afforded her exceller
opportunities for dissect in his privat
anatmomical rooms. The winter follow
, ing she attended her first full course
lectures at Geneva. The next summe
she resided at the Blockey Hospital, Phi
. adelphia, where she had the kindest a
tentionS from DR.. Benedict, the prime
I pal Physician, and the very large rang
for observation which its great variei
s and number Of cases afford. Last wintt
: she attended her schools course at Gt
: neva, and graduated regularly at tn
. close ofthe session. Her thesis was VI
t on ship fever, which she had ample Of
0 portunities for observing at Blockley.
. was so ably written that the faculty
: Geneva determined to give it public,
ton.
0 1t is in keeping with my idea Of tn
: story 10 add that the proceeds other ow
I industry have been adequate to the entil
l. expense other medical education-abo'
n ei ght hundred dollars.
# In few weeks she will leave II
b Paris with design Of remaining the'
Q one or two years hoping to obtein the,
n still greater facilities for the further stud
i of her profession than this country afford
Q ESPECIALLY in the department OF surgeIr,
Q which she has had but little opportum'
:; TO see. w 80.
a She will return when this oject is a
Q complished to practice medicine in all !
: branches, and will probably settle in II
city of New York. National Era.
!. ExrRAoRDINARY SURGICAL OPERATIo
n We learn, says the Boston Journal ,th
: Dir. Warren, of this city, recently toe
Ifrom the stomach of an Irish girl, at Il
2 Massachusetts General Hospital, by meal