The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-16
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL. N. D.

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ELIZABETH BLACKWELL. N. D.
/ The public through The newspapers has
been pretty generally informed that this
lady was a regular Student Of Geneva Me-
deal College. and received The diploma of
thar institution II Ifs last Commencement.
As she Is lie hrsl mediral doctor Of her
ser in The United States. ihr casr is naln-
rally enough one oflhose questionable mat.
tiers upon whirh there must he a great
variety Of opinions, and The public scnii
meni Is, besides, influenced By the partial
and Inaccurate statements of facts and
conjeeIures which usually supply the place
OF coireci information.
Miss Il. il IS years Of age. She was
born in the city Of Bristol. England. Her
father selIled with his family in New York
when she WAS about | | years old. Aflrr
. residence there OF FIVE or sir years. he
failed in business. and moved 10 Cincins
mali. A Few weeks afler his arrival there
he died, leaving his widow and nine chill
dren in very embarrassed circumstances.
Elizabeth. the third daughter, was then "
years. and assisted two of her sisters in
teaching Young lady's seminary. By
the joint efforts OF lie elder children. the
younger members Of The family were sup.
ported aud educated. aud comfortable
homestead IN Walnut Hill was secured
Tor The family. The property which. in
the midst Of their difficulties. they had the
forecast to purchase. has already quadru.
pied the price which il cost them, | give
this fact Tor the illustration Of character
which il affords.
/ The enterprise Of these Young ladies is
still farther indicated BY the next sleps
= @hich they se,crally took. Anna, the
eldest, some years ago Took up her resi-.
dence in The Civ Of New York. where
Ill, has until lately worked Al The trade u
periadical authorship. French translation,
x ''e cmpuser u music. She is now IN
Es1seia,d nndef - engagement with apub-
liSher there 20 translate the whole Of
Fohrier's works, She was seleclrd for
this TASK for her very high ability in French
translation. and the excellence of her Eng.
iish style. Another sister, Emily, is teach.
ing boys school in Cincinnati, preparing
them for college in the departments Of
Mathematics and the classic languages.
And Elizabeth. after Two or three years
hard labor and study in North and South
Carolina, and two years more, exclusive.
ly devoted 10 the study Of medicine in
Philadelphia aud Geneva, has her medical
diploma in her pocket.
ABOUT FIVE years ago she fist entertain.
ed the idea OF ,leyoling herself 10 the study
Of medicine. Having taken the resolution,
she went vigorously 10 work 10 effect il.
She commenced the study Of Greek.
and perscvered until she could read il
satisfactorily, and revived her Latin by
devolng three or four hours day 10 il
until she had both sufficiently for all ordi-
nary and professional purposes. French
she had taught, and studied German to
crafty her fundness for its modern llera-
lure. The former she speaks with duency
and translates The latter elegantly. and can
manage To read Italian prose pretty well.
j Early in the Spring Of lSi5. for The
purpose OF making the most money in the
shortest time, she SET out for North Caro-
lima, and after some months teaching
French and music, and reading medicine
with DR.. John Dickson al Ashyille, she
I removed 10 Charleston Here she laugh,
music alone. and read induslriously under
The direction of DIR. Samuel II. Dickson,
then a resident Of Charleston. and now
Professor OF Practice in the University OF
New York.
Two years ago she came TO Philadel-
phia for lie purpose Of pursuing the study.
Tia, Summer. DR.. ]. NJ. Allen. Professor
Of Anatomy, afforded her excellent oppor-
tunI,es for dissection, in his private ana
,omical rooms. The winter following she
attended her first full course af lectures
al Geneva. The next Summer she resi-
ded al The Blockley Hospital. Philadel-
phia, where she had the kindesl attentions
; from DR.. Benedict, the principal physi-
, clan. and the very large range for observa-
ton which its grea. variety and number Of
cases afford. Last winter she attended her
second course al Geneva, and graduated re-
, pulary al The close Of the session. Her
|, thesis was upon ship fever. which she had
ample opportunities for observing at Block
, lev. Ii was SO ably written tia. the Fa-
Gully Of Geneva determined 10 give it pub
LEGATION.
|, It's in keeping with my idea OF this
story 10 add. that The proceeds Of her own
industry have been adequate 10 the entire
, expense Of her medical education-abou,
eigh, hundred dollars. ~
Il IA ! few weeks she will lsavs for Paris,