The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
NEW WORK FOR WOMEN.
How AN Ohio Girl Entered Up0T
Den,lstry a. . Profession.

CINCINNATI toussb-s'ssi
I'll. number Of nsw occupations in
which women are finding ar ma king
their way is almost phenomenal ~
the devo,ees of the old regime who
can no, conceive Of woman's hold
ing any stronger implement than q
needle. II is reserved for an Ohio
girl To take leading role in a pro-
fession that is comparatively a new
one for women-dentistry.
For come weeks the passer by on
Seventh street have observed on the
block opposite Shillito's . sign that
read, ..Adelia Riley. Dentist" Drift
ing in to see Miss Riley one finds .
pleasant, graceful young lady. with .
story to tell you about the way she
became q dentist. Miss Riley IL
from Hamilton. Ohio. where che 6rst
studied her profession under DR..
Howells, the father Of DR.. May
HoweIls, of this city. The family
If the Howells are all somewhat
remarked for invincihle energy Of
purpose. In Mr.. w. H. Howell., Of
the Atlantic Monthly. this energy
became the motive power Of literary
work. In DR.. Howell,. Of Hamilton,
and his daughter. Miss May. "ne Of
the lady physicians here. it b.. i'm
PEELED into professional life. Misses
Emma and Corinne Howells are
teachers iu the public schools Of st.
Louis. and very superior teachers
these young ladies are. After finish
ing a school course Miss Riley went
to her home in Hamilton, aud. like
Clara We're de We're. felt time hang
heavy on her hands. There wa
absolutely nothing for her that Wa
worth doing.
81 think it is the worst thing in
the world for a girl to have
nothing to d." remarked Miss 1iIey,
sand I begaa to grow very uneasy
over it. The most that | attempted
was to read novels" And entertain
ing a. this may be. the young lady
found che could hardly make it
serious business Of life.
One day her father asked her il she
would not like TO study dentistry.
She caught at the idea eagerly.
81 went into it with all manner Of
enthusiasm" said Miss Riley, land ]
think it is beautiful work"
One could not but think Of horrible
clamps and instruments Of torture,
but evidently these had no part in
the Young lady's visions.
After studying at Hamilton under
DR.. Howells, she came to the Ohio
Dental College. on College street. and
took the course. setting up herself
"a q professional dentist only last
month. The pleasant parlor, With its
hay window, its bookcase. writing
table and easy chairs, is more sueges
tive of a lsdy's room than of N
Office. save for the great dental chair
that tells ITS own story.
DO you find that you have the
streneth to pull teeth :" Was inquired
"Yes. if necessary she replied
"but really it is very seldom that it ].
necessary. Dental science has dis
covered 90 many ways that are better
and We restore the imperfect tooth
rather than extract it.
Miss Riley spoke with appreciation
Of the kindness of experienced dentist
who are located in that vicinity t.
her, and that in any case Of iDdscisior
or of unusual intricacy che could
turn to them for any counsel and aid
Next year Miss Riley intends to entel
upon . thorough medical course mol
with Q view of relinquishing dentistry
rs a profession. but Of perfecting it
She believes tn. general state Of tn,
system no closely effects all denta
operations that an understanding o
liz is essential to the best success il
her chosen profession, in which she i
an enthusiast.
| 1t is the women who quietly 60 Il
work, and do their work we'll, wht
are proving the possibilities OF 20
manly work. One such practica
demonstrators IL worth . dozen plat
form lecturers that grow eloquent
over the cause And yet. looking
back ward and over the noble wOmer
Of the lecture Geld. one can not speal
lightly Of them When Miss Susag
B. Anthony Was in Chicago. about Il
address . large audience some time
ago. Mrs. Sullivan, of the Chicago
Times. was invited to present Miss
Anthony to the audience. Mrs
Sullivan replied that she could not, n
she was not . pronounced believer ia
suffrage. It WAS subject she held in
reserve. rs IN important one, but re.
garding xhich she had no fixed con.
victions. The committee said that foI
that very reason they wished her ia
introduce Miss Anthony. To which
Mrs. Sullivan replied that it would
give her great pleasure to do 20.
and in the Introductory words she
said that herein Mis- Anthony