Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-06
Women Doctors in Russia,

Besides gymnasissts, geminsrists
technics, and university students
there are few Thousand Russian wom-
en- tuiling over spring examinations in
hope Of qualifying themselves Tor an
edut ational or professional career.
These female groups are literally self.
made. Although tolerated BY the
paterDal government, they have 80 tar
lived and multiplied without any kiud
OF legal protection or rec0s milton. Only
In four large Russian towns-S Peter e.
burg, Moscow, K,zan, and Kieff-are
they to be found. In the Northern
Capital especially are they numerous
and we'll known, and are there divided
into two distinct communicate
" Coursi.tkeys and the "Student-
keys" The former attend daily lee.
tures on classical and scientific subjects,
in large private building hired by
themselves for the purpose; the latter
attend the well-organized Wumen's
Medical School," attached to the Mill
,ary Hospital of St. Nicolas. Soon
after the emancipation of the peasants,
the Studentkeys suddenly raised the
question of women's rights" in Rus
ola, by demanding, not q removal of
political disabilities, but permission to
study maticiu-; to pass medical OK.
aminations, receive q license, aud prac.
tice where they could. OF course they
we're strictly forbidden the study vi
medicine, AID indeed every other sci
ence within the bounds of their native
land; they we're permitted to 20 abroad
| to study, and in 1868 Madame Sooslotf
came back from Switzerland, the first
Russian woman possessed Of q DOCTORS
diploma. Having friends in high
quarters, and seing very we'll connect
ed. an exception was made in this lady 8
favor, and after passing a further oral
examination in the st. Petersburg
Council Of Medicine, she VAS granted
u license, and practices down to the
present day.
LII the meantime Government slight
ly modified its views. Medical lectures
for women aud good class Of midi
~ifery. we're organized in the Medical
Academy; crowds Ut women Of all ranks
hOcked hither the poor for the sake OF
d future livelihood, the rich and noble
To escape from the social stagnation
that every where surrounded them.
Those who hal come homo with Swiss
diplomas had here to repass their ex-
aminatiOns, and were then allO ~ed to
treat women Q and children's diseases.
| A short time after, thanks to the very
insufficient number Of male practition-
ers, u the urgent demand for doctors
| n the Interior, thanks especially to the
| oft renewed petitions of the Provincial
u mstvOs, y wOman's medical SCHOOL
VAS founded in st. Petersburg with
capital beg aeathed ~ Niue. BUustvena.
CAe government allowed the heaooi u
,Our } ears' trial, and it was intended
70 only prepare large nunber of
learned mid ives" Then cxme the
h ussO- Turkish var, which greatly sa-
Va need the matter. showing In u strong
iight the good natural Capacities
strong nerves, and noble self abnega
| ton Of Russian women. With but Y
| slight medical education, thousands vi
| them were enrolled rs assistant surgeons.
| hospital nurses. aud even NJ army aoc.
tors. They rose to circumstances AMI
proved themselves worthy Of the trust
When the war was over the Military
| Doctors Council declared they wer.
not only admirable nurses, but skillful
operators. dressers, aud clinical clerks
and petitiODed the government to gran,
u yearly sum of 10000 rubles to the
Womene School OF Medicine, and pu,
them on level with the students of the
st. Petersburg University and the
Medico- Chirurgical Academy. The
Head Doctor vi the council especially
| urged the undeniable services they
nsd rendered during the war. Tue
Committee Of Ministers, after much
consideration. finally gave permission,
temporarily, ~ all Russian women fur
nished with doctors diplomas to prac-
| tlce in the Zemstvo hospitals, in luna.
TIC asylums, and in general to tend the
sick and wounded. They further
promised to nave the question settled
legally, but although this took place
III 1878 no imperial nk1se hos yet been
issued to conarm the womans right
to share OF the Russian medical prac-
tice. Society here rather favors them
than otherwise. Male practitioners
hold them out helping hand. and al
together the women's medical question
shows many signs of uccess.-Moscoto
Letter to tho London Times.
BACHELORS Woes What q pitiful
thing All old bachelor is, with his cheer
less house and rueful phiz. on bitter
cold night, when fierce winds blow, and
the earth covered foot with snow; when
the fire is out, and in shivering dread
he slips meath the sheets of his lonely
bed. How he draws up his toes, en-
cassd in yarn hose, aud buries his nose
meath his chilly bed-clothes; that his
nose and his toes, still encased in yarn
b 80. may not chance to get frog.
Then he puffs and he blows. and LIE