Telegram-herald., 1891-12-30

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- hnnor to whom honor Is due' Il it
- tocsuss bravery Of the highest order
r - distinguishing mark OF the pio-
Grog1 And Is nos trus courage, modest
|nnnvery, really a admirable and as
uneh admired in . woman as In q man?
Dos ths pioneer has other qualities
v1fch command tAs sdmiration Of the
xmv a. well 40 Of tbs few. Thepsonesr
- ovw q genius. and. though all uncon-
G1oos e ne gift. mrst also possess that
<>n5xso scnso which guides earth's
oknom hsxo<s--thcss who stand alone
uhIle ~ mob for which they agoaizs
60 ~ centumeiies.
11ow thne d. Elizabeth Blackwell has
son6ho1 he psnnscle Of medical fame.
hnu1ng fairly accomplished the work
49, 80. Is = woman pioneer. began
logovIdx years ago: now that she is hon.
oeo1 . che should be In every land
Qmo >be Light OF human knowledge can
G1nu<n1ho shades Of ignorance, We can
01n11 estimate tho calm bravery of
- 1oong woman who, in 1S44. after
'9o1nf trying TO enter asa student OF
xGo<ISne In two other medical colleges
- u New York. the other in PhilA-
13p-was received az tho Geneva
O. - College Of Medicine, from which
shos ssas graduated in 1913.
After ttis Miss Blackwell went to
France 70 csnplcts her medical educa-
ton Tee state Of public opinion which
shs had = brave may bs gathered from
shs lsttsz OF Paris correspondent
priufe1 Ia she Journal Of Commerce, in
Nsw Ycsk. about that time. The cor.
ppsudms ssys:
''Ths medical community Of Paris Il
n sgog ever tke arrival Of the Ameri-
can lady doctor. Miss BLACKWELL. She
: - bswzIdered the learned faculty BY
brf diploma anrhorixing her to dose
n1sod and au:pu,a.s with the best ol
49, Some Of them think Miss Black
- must be = socialist. Others who
hneosocn her say there Ia nothing alarm
n Ia hs< manners: tEat she is modest,
-unassuui1x and talks reasonably. The
-Izdss atfzck her. One said to me: oh
&c = horrixs. Lam sars could neve,
teu<h hsr b1sdg Her appearance il
pgsponSsssznz. Sac II young and good
lssdng- Che se<sns 70 have entered
.her singular carser from motives o!
dn$y and was encouraged by respectable
'lzllies Of Cincinnati.
What tho pioneer had to endure may
- gathered fron this extract. Hei
ujsce. DE-. Edish Blackwell. who / found
= thc instisnsiou founded by her illrs.yi
- seut. Eiszabsth. gave me some of the
items contained In this paper. DR.,
sElifh Blackwell is a graduate of 1901
q - woraaa's Medical college of the
New YORK Inf.rmsry. in Livingston
place. New York. Sbs Ia very youthful
in Appearance. but swsetly grave aud
serious in hsr department. She told me
that hsr aunt Elizabeth. who is the
eneritrs professor Of hygiene in the col
lege. was IN London. and her aunt. Emily
Blackwsa. the dean Of the faculty, was
In Maine for thu simmer.
Dr. Eaxabsth Blackwell recognized
kom tbs f:rse the now accepted dogma
that outsids cf domestic hss there is nc
practical work 20 eminsntly meeting the
nolaier aspirations Of women In thi,
resiod Of tho worid's history as the
study and practices OF medicins. she
hes with uEwzsering f;dslisy made the
e<1uca<ien of women "a physicians ths
vorh Is her he. Shs has lived to see
: - education extended 70 women al
- he civilized world. 20 ses her frs.
MlEUxry ble<xora into noblS medical
onncsl kr her ser. with . facaity AID
o~Dptculnm Of sfrdy eoral now. after
= (noxter OF = censzry's struggle. q
- = he tsst meas colleges Of medi.
60 Hnr own s;ster, DR.. Erniiy
1okWo1. y Che dean OF that college.
~ eheif niece. Or. Edith Blackwell
- he assistant PHYSICIANS mean,
- the institution draws ssu1eHtr
U(M n parts & the world. inelnsiin,
l4n. 6crMsny. Sweden ard Persia
~ - turn 10 ether feids once deemed
- fox women 10 enter. Let every
- and wsnsn bear in uird when
4ve - daily newspapers are found or
- Ur>okfae< table or the slice acsz
- - GE>9 aailf nsv-spsper printed II
hneuaEs 'xss published Z,
DC1 Nn;sefs in Lonaoa IN i-9a
- U1Dxs Tie p>ily Ceurant. made ID.
1unoo - Marin sf thas year. snd
4I41re 80 newspaper of ne visreer
nu)er woman of The woriI