New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-30
Medical Training for Women.


il trying TO deny the fact. Mrs SARAH J. HALE,
whom we have been accustomed to regard as
among the most conservative Of her sex, now
gives her name and efforts to movement to es
tablish in Philadelphia "The Ladies Medical
Missionary Society,"" with branches throughout
the country The following extract from the
programme will indicate the scope and aims OF
tins new association
Believing that God, in committing the care OF
the young especially to woman, imposes on her !he
Cuty Of preparing herself III the best possible man
Ter for the important vocations, among which are
The care OF her own health, the physical weltbeDg
81 her chIcTen. and ienoaIce on the SICK suffering
sno helpless ard nndiDg, also that the BIBLE rec0g-
mes and approves only uoHan m the sacred once
OF mld|e, therefore We, who give our names TO this
benevolent ASSOCIATION, agree to unite III the follow
list. To cooperate with the efforts now being
made IN this city OF Philadelphia, to qualify women
TO become physicians for tnen own sex ana for cmI-
dIen.
"2j To give kindly announcement to those fe-
m ales " no engaged Ia medical studies
I'D To give arc ana sy mp tthy TO any among them
who may desire 10 become missionaries, AMI CO. IN
the spirit OF love. to carry 10 the poor suffering
women OF athendom, nor only We blessings OF the
healing art, which Christian men can rarely, II ever
bear to females III those lands, but also the higher
m hoher know ledge Of the true Cod and OF saliva
ton through his Son, Jesus Christ"
- Fifty years hence, it will be difficult to gain
credit for the assertion that American Women
acauiescsd fhrnn~ha... A. former half nf al.
Nineteenth Century, in the complete monopoly OF
the Medical Proie ssion by men, even including
Midwifery and the treatment OF the diseases pc.
culiar to the gentler sex. The current usage IN
this respect is monstrous and nothing but the
past enslavement of Women in mind, body and
far al ia
reign is near its end The abuse begins to be
discussed, and discussion will soon finish it. If
there were five hundred women fully educated
for Physicians TO. day. there would soon be found
room and work for them all-and ten years
hence five thousand snch would not be one too
many. We are confident that one hundred
their capacity and fitness being well estab-
hsheG-could find enough to do in our City within
year from this date. Where is the woman,
with any pretensions TO dellcacy or refinement
who will not prefer the mnistratiOns Of COM
pe,ent woman at the birth of child if she could
be sure of obtaining them
The history Of the early steps Of the now
pending Reform is most instructive. Just look
at this chapter of 1t
female student Of Medicine applied for per-
mission to attend the Lectures of the Medical
department of Harvard University, something
more than year since, and the Faculty granted
tie request. But the Medical Students of that
Institution, bless their fas,idious souls there
upon held a meeting and passed and published
the following resolutions:
Rssotuef, That no woman of true deli -acy would
De WILING IN The presence OF men, TO listen to the
dncussion OF the subjects that necessarily cone
uncer the cor SIC Grafton Of The students OF medicine
Resoittd. That we are Lot opposed to allo wing
woman her nights. bu! do protest against her ap-
ptsrlDg IN places where her presence Is calculated
10 destroy respect for the mJcesty aad dellcacy
OF her sex"
OF course, the young lady could not consent to
shock the dehcacy Of these callow and sensitive
champions Of mOdesty by attending course Of
Medical Lectures with them, so she withdrew
her apple alton and relieved their distressed
seIsbllitles. But when young men manifest
such dellcscy-(and medical students Of all the
world)-doss Il not become women to feel or
iegu a little modesty likewise with regard to the
exposures oral aud personal, which disease or
childbirth often requires
- We have not room to pursue the subject,
but refer those interested to Mrs s. j. Hale
(Secre'sry, 2G7 Chesnut-st Phala for Circulars
containing full information. Contributions in
old Of the enterprise may be addressed TO Mrs
Thomas " God. 3Z3 Arch. St, Phila. Treasurer
81 per annum constitutes a member, IS a bene-
factor, $50 life member, $50 or more patron
Of tie Society, which aims at the education OF
"omen for Medical Missionaries, IN aid of
Missionary operations throughout the world
Che such Won an, thoroughly fitted for her voca.
ton, could do more toward Outstanding a saw.
age sibe than cart load of tracts backed By
dozens of expOunders and exhOrters The idea
Is good, and we urge the respectable to give it
Their countenance before it has time to get
branded as new device OF Socialism and Inf.
deity. Thus fcr, Bishop Potter, Rev. John p.
DuIbln, Rev. Howard Macom and number Of
the most eminent c!ergymen have given i. their
wsrnses, approval.