Litchfield enquirer., 1880-11-25

WOMEN IN THE PRoFEssIoNs.-Ma of the
law and medical schools of the United States
are open to women on the same terms as to
men, and at the majority of the one hundred
and twenty-five theological Summaries, ex-
elusive OF the Roman Catholic, opportunities
Of study similar to those enjoyed by the
young men are afforded them, though they
may be neither matrlculated nor receive q de-
gree. The number of women practicing law
is far greater in the Western States than in
the Eastern, and large proportion of the
schools especially of those connected with
the State universities, are free to them.
OF the three law schools in New England,
only one is open to both sexes-that of the
Boston University. The school has, however,
am informed, not yet graduated a woman.
The women of the East who desire to read
Kent and to learn forms of procedure prefer to
obtain legal education in the more private
advantages of lawyers Office.
In the chaotic state of ecclesiastical opinion
regarding wonlen's preaching, but few have
been admitted either to the pulpit or to the
theological seminary. Although the number
has greatly increased in the last decade, in
1870, of 3,S74 clergymen, only sixty seven
were women. The Methodist and; Universe
list churches have probably proved more cor
dial in granting clerical privileges to women
than the churches OF other leading denomina.
tions. Yet the General Conference of the
former body, held at, Cincinnati ia 1880, re-
fused to take positive position in reference
to the question Women, however, are occu-
pying several Methodist pulpits, though with
out official appreciation. The Universalist
Church has ordained several women, who are
preaching not only in the West, but also in
the conservative States of the East Three
are stationed in as many of the country towns
of Maine. In the Congregational and Bap.
fist denominations the cases of The ordination
and installation Of women are rare, even If a
single one has occurred. The sentiment Of
Unitarians on the question is more akin To the
UHiVersalst position. The opinion OF
church regarding the preaching of women in.
dicates its practice III reference to admitting
women to the full privileges of its divinity
schools. At the theological department Of the
Boston University, under the supervision Of
the Methodists, woman has been a member
of nearly every class since Its establishment.
The theological department, also, of the st.
Lawrence University, Of Canton, New York,
controlled by Universalists is open to women
on the same terms as to men, and two grad
uated at It's last Commencement. For many
years women have attended the lectures Of
Professor Park, at Andover, though the SEM
mary gives no diploma to them -..,...
To the practice of medicine larger number
OF women turn than enter both the legal pro-
fesson and the clerical. The first medical
schoolfor women ever established-tbe Female
Medical Educational Society-was organized
in Boston in November, 1848. For thirty years
in both Europe and the United States, meas
dres for giving women thorough training in
medicine have, been pushed very vigorously.
at times the contest between those favoriDg and
those opposing their practice of the healing
art has been waged with the bitterness of the
antislavery struggle. The general result, how
ever, has been q victory for the women. In
Europe are no less than twenty five schools Of
high standing in which they can receive
medical education, the large majority Of which
have been either opened to them or establish
ed within the last ten years. In India, seven
ty millions of those women are forbidden by
social custom from receiving the attendance Of
male physicians at their homes, several schools
have been formed since 1857 for affordiDg
women the opportunity of obtaining regular
medical training. Of the eighty eight medical
schools in the United States considerable
proportion admit women On the same terms as
men, The more important of these schools
are the Wonlan's Medical College Of the New
York Infirmary, the Female Medical College
of Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine
and Surgery of Michigan University, the
Womnn's Hospital Medical College of Chica-
GO, and the School of Medicine of Boston Uni.
versity. Their women graduates, 10 propor-
ton to their men. are few, yet increase each
year. According to the census of 1870 there
were IN the United States G2, 1888 physicians
and surgeons, of whom $50 were women
@. F. THwINe, in Harper's Magusine for De-
cens6er
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