The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-26
RUSSIAN FEMALE DOCTORS.
Their Services In the Field During the Late
War with Turkey.

Russia. though the last Government to
permit women to study medicine. was the first
10 officially invite them to professional service
in the field. In tho late Turko- Russian war
tho first Russian war In which only Russian
doctors were employcd-iemale physicians
cheerfully performed the duties assigned TO
them. The first commencement OF the ~. Pc
tcrsburG medical college for women. tho only
institution Of the kind in Russia. took place
during tho war. and the students Of the last
Aithl course wcre put on the field Of duty before
they had passed the final examination. OF
nlty-eight ladies' OF the graduating class
twenty four agreed 20 70 20 the scene " action
u Turkey. where they were distributed in DIFF
icN'ut ho-pltitl, a. Junior assistant surgeons,
iu-i liz" th" mai" students oi the graduating
class. In order 10 show what they had Ia do
We Iupt" from letter Of ono ~ the ladies' at
H"hed Q, ihe ho-lHtai near Ple'na. tho prlncl-
pal hospital lot wounded lnen:
We .,i;ed .ie SAWS INA village. hvIns in the moor
40 nu' -, Dol. n.lri WIN ,'rn gAt, W. ai',y ana dssn
anl 'g.t 10 ~, u'ittns laid upon n" earlhcn noor
s,i 'n o.. cs aua rain We had the most friendly
.c.uan- viih hr Hu-ariaus Whose language W. could
We wcp .vah,rrd hv the thunder OF cannon, the be-
l.ns j" ns ,,rr S,, %, " ,s,,rs nh WI
wounded s"ltirr. soon made their appearance
NEE me-. "a he ,,snt Il .evofa t"n.ani iua,nsd VIC
s bit fiir scene wii remain forever m iny memory
vaun- N0u. aud at a- in extreme exhaustion. you
npt .,ron exam Your .ucrl!es arc excited anow We
rud nul fnr unlN th.uo four hours out Of the
twenty our We had hf eil beds AMI there about
stsr uuf ia n OF twenty doctors were divided
in three craps ono Lrop operated tile utar dre
wuuuis the thtrt apDlied the Paris pasrr handagCs
aHd this work th, most dir uit u all ! ale
piiud over tAn hundred If these baniaEes. Twice the
Car visited our -huil distributed cro'es, and uird TO
crer the puteuts lie thanked the LAZY doctors for
telr services, ant told us that must sink frnm
much work. IN the hospital We performed the same
ilutiss masculine colleagues; We diagnosed opc
rateh CLASSIFIED the patients tptions. and
issued tie hospital orders Ia the other hospitals similar
duties were performed by our mates
The successful work OF the Russian female
doctors during the war overcAme tho opposi-
ton Of the most obstinate professional op-
p1ncnis 10 female medical education. The Car
himself WAS witness OF the full ability OF women
to perform the DOCTORS duty under the most
trying circumstances.
The ST. Petersburg Medical College for Women
was established in 1872. Its programme IL the
same 49, that Of the male medical colleges.
Ladies must Dee graduates Of some literary col
lrge. must pass a preliminary examination. and
must study medicine lin the collegel during five
years Then they pass the final examination, and
IL successful receive the diploma. Even this.
however does not entitle them to the degree of
VI. d.. to secure which they must subsequently
write an original thesis on some medical sub
ject and pass special, an enlarged and more
severe examination. Last wear there were over
$50 ladies In tho St. PotorsburR Female Med-
cal College. and over fifty had passed through
the final examination.