New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-22
WOMEN As DOCTORS.

DR.. Charles Il. Thomas, in his recent vale
dctory address the Twenty-hrst Commencement OF
the philadelphia Women's Medical College, summed up
the progress made by women both in this country and
abroad in entering the medical profession. He said;
Though IL is less than quarter OF century since
tbs-the FIRST college In the world organized specially
for the medical education OF wOmen-began IJs WORK.
ana scarcely that length OF time since the first woman
~ modern times received diploma in all departments
of medicine, to-day witnesses the soma esldDsuulel
~ insriturpus FOR their thorough instruction among
most OF the great nations OF Europe as wei as IN the
leading cities this country. Ana while, no longer tih
i've wears ago. the number OF women throughout the
world engaged I'M professional preparation hardly
three score, to-day more than AZ many hundred are
quietly engaged fitting themselves TO enter upon the
wav which the abOrs Of their elder sisters ana the al
vancng spirit OF the age nave made tenaDle rom
late issue The British Acdc1 Journal we learn max
3OJ Young Russian have claimed admission AZ
students medicine anu surgery, 10 the newly opened
Medical school OF -. Petersburg As the number OF
students however nXed AT 20. there Will be great
number disappointed. The London LGncst informs Us
that there are now 81 lady students sJua! luE
no Zurich, and that a lady NJ. D. Is assistant
no the professor Of clinical medicine, adding :
As number OF male students at the University s
only Dos IL will that The ladies constitute nearly
one-iOurtB whole. The nrst lady graduated there
in 1867" The former authority also states lHat az re-
stricons the admission OF ladies 10 the lectures aud
laboratory practice OF the Pharmaceutical society Oh
London where Miss Garrett Graduated nave been re-
moved. The day the general unqualified ana formal
professional recognition OF women a. phy scia Is doubt
hand, seeing that several ladies' are now N
active membership leading medical societies represe-
ted the American Medical Association 10 cite some
striking recent instances Mts gerry an A.sss
ford aud Baker elected members OF the Michigan
Medical Society at Its last annual meetng as We're
also Mise Tying by the Rhode Island society, and Miss
Porter by that OF Kansas II Is interesting 20 note
that all these ladies alumni OF TINS College. Aud,
further OF admittedly greatest universities OF
me cofntry now offer 20 women medical students the
same facilities for study enjoyed by men-
Ii would seem that medical women are also in great
demand as missionaries, and that in order 20 meet thus
demand the Woman's Medical College has adopted a
rule admitting at hafprce all students sent from be-
nevoent institutions organizations for the purpose
being educated as missionaries. Dr. Thomas stated
with reference 20 this phase Of the Colleges work:
OF those who lately graduated here, Misses swayne,
seward, ana Seev have responded 10 the Macedonian
rv arising Zenanas OF India anu already their
services have rendered their names familiar In
multitude Of homes where Christian charity
has made the duskV daughters OF the Orient
one witt that paler sisters OBJ the Occdent
Que OF your number waits only for tins hour TO
close before sailing FOR chosen home the capital city
of the Celestial Empire Going, she Will, under the
auspices OF a numerous and influential denomination.
she viii be- followed by heartfelt interest aud prayers
of thousands.