Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25
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] lt ls tO be hoped that the vote of the ! Council of the Massachusetts Medical | opclety agalnsS the admission of women | GO memO rshlp does not represent tfe | dominant vls vs uf either the medlcsI ' profession or the general public in that Commonwealth The prevailing seuti- ments uf the members of the society. as shown by the vote at the recent meeting in Boston, IS strongly in favor Oi th, pro- posed step, and the fact that the move [ meut was defeated by the action Of tho
 Council gives force 70 the remark made by one 0F the members that the ( OunciI is "Jhe tyruut instead of the servant os the society"
 The chef objections to admitting ! women Go The society were, as urged by | Dr George C. ShHttuck, first, that many pLysiclaus "couid not consent Co be membe,s of an assOcis-IOn where there
 was the unseemly pracuce Ot discussing medical topics before mixed cOmp pauy;" second, that "only an inferior sty le of
 women would enter the medical pro- iessIur, and. third that women doctors
 are improperly educated" Dr. Shattuck
 aud those who snaIe hIs views
 evidently see no occasion for any
 .eeiIu-s of dehcacy either on the part of ply slcian or patient Iu the practice oF
 male doctors attending women and gIrls Iu the many ailments peculiar to their sex; but they object that any professional UIs.u~stnn or consideration Of tLese sane matters by mature, high miued and seusibl men and women tOgstLer
 would be hlghly indicate and iIDprOl CT. Even if thls be so 1t IS but pertext, uO5 reasuu, for the exclusion of women from membership, sInce tLe objection urged by Dr. Shattuck may be overcome by separate discussions when necessary or desirable. The assertion that "uUly anlui, rIor style of women would enter the medical profession" Is simply @ noel upon the many worthy women jn that profession WhO have won the re- spect aud conf truce of the community, particularly iu Massachusetts, where. as Dr. MoIrlA W! man aytly rs minded the Ntdlcal Suciet,, women phl lsIcIans aer
 YFmuted tO responsible positions lU prisons aud hospitals. There are fe- males preteuders and quarks in ;he
 midical prof ssIOn as there are uaae; but tLe most effective way ai 1raudIug and exposing tuem Is to r e. I-uize aLd indorse those who are -Eor of tbis class. IL tLe Massachusetts Medical 5. cIety Will admit to Its ranks v rtlv and competent women its certi- lra.e ui membership will be a guarantee
 ua5 tbe holder is entitled to the con- hJeuca Oi the public.
 P. Shattuck objects that women are not properly educated for the duties ot s phy Bus 1t is only a sbCrt time ago that they were denied admission Co rne Havard Medical School on the same prrtsXts ard by reason of tue same rreiuiicg that now bar them from the Medical Socjety Are those who voted For tbvIr exclusion from this society ID .-vor Cf their admission to the best
 aeli-si schools or iIa Staie9 r rDi Ilr. can they expect them e. be properly a6ucate3s The medical societies and s-tluis which obstinatply refuse to re- .oguize the just claims of properly qualified women are thenselve the
 -ause of whatever there is in tle ob- iectirns which they urge against female r.i ive-lsTn,ra