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THE WORLDS NH ED OF vvoMAN.
Encouraging Words for the Gentle
[From tho Christian Examiner for Novemher.1
In the United States step has been tn
ken beyond European ninstitutious, VIII ether
| Catholic or Protestant. The brave Eliza
beth and Emily Blackwell have initiated
the era of thoroughly educated and equMlz
ly paid women physicians aud, by the
establishment of the infirmary for women
and children on Bleeckcr street, New
York, to whose wards all women students
of medicine are admitted to see the opera
tions and dissectiors by the mastery hand
OF Miss Emily, it is made possible that
medical educatian, cqnal to that given to
men, may be obtNined without European
residence like that which the Drs Black
we'll themselves enjoyed. The Pbiladel-
phia Medical School for women is illus
trated by the genius of DR.. Ann Preston.
whose lectures ON physiology are often re-
peatcd to other audiences than those of
the school. The medical schools of Ge-
!
| all, are open to women, and u fully uccrcd-
tied graduate from the last has pruciised
in Boston. Finally, 81 medical school tor
women is opened in Springfield street,
! Boston, superintended by DIR. Marie Zdks-
zewska, who was educated by Dr. Schmidt,
late of the Royal Medical Institute of Ber-
lin, and intended ly him to he his success
sor, rs she WAS long his assistant demons
str"tor in anHtomy, and his occasional
substitute as Al lecturer on clinical science
But his untimely death, by cholera, pre-
vented the consummation of his plan,
which required his personal influence
with the king. 1t is, however, an inter-
csting fact that the foundation for the
education of women in clinical science
was an old one, dating in the fifteenth or
sixteenth century. endowed by n lady of
high rank, in consequence of her being in
debted for her own life to the science and
skill of Al woman of that early dly.
1t WIS because the obstacles to the gen
eral introduction of women to the full
privileges of the medical profession in Eu-
rope appeared, TO her imagination, greater
than they could he in Americn, that Mad
Znkszcwskn resigned her profussorship in
the Royal Institute, together with many
lprivatc students: perhaps unadviScdly. for
DIR. Schmidt was not alone among the phy-
s!cians of Berlin to predict that in the next
century medical practice would be largely
i'll the hands of women, as thoroughly ed
ucated us men for the purpose, and with
the advantage of greater natural aptitude
Paid professional labor in this depart
mentis, therefore, now IL mere question of
time, for it is initiated as n principle on
both sides of the Atlantic. And we eau
say OF the same, in passing, with respect
TO ali branches of science, from the most
intN r
England, and Mari: Mitchell, of America
through all the walks of literature and art.
In this country, besides, it is settled that
labor in every department, from the dig
ging of the earth 10 the highest activity of
the fine arts, through all the pursuits of
iscieucc and philosophy, issthe vocation OF
every human being, the scene of his SOW
creignty OF divine sonship: and the qucs-
ton of questions is, how is it to be
distributed? This question alters as the
race advances in civilization-as sci
cnce, III inventing machinery, puts most
kinds of work within the power of the
weakest and most delicate physique. The
old plan of giving to all men the heavy
bodily labor, and leaving to women,
though only in some departments, the
finishing processes, did, in earlier. ruder
times, necessarily exclude the latter from
the most remuncrnting occupations. Now,
machinery that woul0n'S hand may set
in motion. substituted for the tougher sin
ew and muscle of man, precludes any rea-
son for difference of wages; and :he very
simple principle OF making every kind OF
labor free TO the taste and faculty which is
irrespective of sex. settles the question of
distributions. As mind is more and more
tincarcerated in human activity, labor tends
to become lighter to the flcSh, and the old
reasons for the division of labor give way
to those for communion of cxerred power
1t Is the blind Uis iReFtitp of conservatism
that hinders intelligent adjustment Of this
matter.
We differ with many persons in respect
to one remedy suggested, in order to raise
the wages and honor of women's work.
We do not believe it is to be done by at
tempting 10 make rich women work for
money. The honor will come of itself
! when the work is done well. Be it
merely nursing, like Florence Nightingale's;.
novel writing, like Maria EdgrwortlIs S and
Harriet Beccher's painting, like Rosa
Bonhepr's; sculpture, like Harriet Hos
mers: the histrionic art, like Mrs. Sid
/ dons, Mrs, kemblc's, Rachels or Charlotte
1 Cnshnnns-there is no lack of honor,
withoutaqucstiou or drawback on on5nccount
| of sex. when the merit is unouestiouable.
Even the question of wages will be set
tied fairly, us soon MS the quality of work
is generally good. Women are rapidly
attaining to as high pay for teaching in
this country as men, and would have it
universally, but for an argument based on
the undoubted fact that men moro often
Support women thanswomen support men
by their lnbors. This .fullary, aud some
conventions of society, aud time-honored
laws, are TO be changed before Justice in
respect to wages. is attained. Men are
dominated more than they realize by re-
-specting women, which originated in a far