The sun., 1891-05-10
THE MARRIAGE QUESTION
Considered by Women in the
Medical Profession.
PRACTICE OR MOTHERHOOD
Demands and Duties Defined in
Several Interviews.


n. Profession 10 Exaetine, and Few
uou.n A.. t,a,.bic or Giving Proper
p..,....
sshe ssmo Iime-Ano s.Nor"S Nro o"'
married, sutifThey Were Married They
Would Ne Good Wives and Mothers.
r,.-,.,. va s,,o,oh,.ssed,ess ia tho tit,e
. ,,,.s q, .h. o.or.t trihrnol -, m,nv n
,. hss,t ona hno,Jos rsnresentIng in
S',. 49, ;.,.,, ,u,,,o.s.. .h. eva in
.ss ss..,,t., ~, rial, ~, cove rooi ~
.,.'. .Io t.. -, - ~ n ,,,i,v soo,otv or
~" s".ssn -. :, n,os.n nrataas,or IIo,, o. >
49, u....,,. oTa,od ~, ho,h .id.. xould
.h,ia ,.a.sr [" "a ,ho ,.ca, tratornitv aomo-
......,s., a. ,,,;i, na,or onnoor yor ,haso
.ss.I,s, -. W., o,roni,,,od. hut ,b. y,r,
~. ,..ii",s IT,, ,naas annararti, noroiio,
ouo ,,.,s 80 ...,.,,,; .a,. no,..,n ,,hot
H.. -. s.",ani im, thsu wars hosod womsn ma
..,N ..,s., 80. -. q, ,,,o rnoeora
-. ,,.s.h -, 49,, ,.o..;hiv tho onlv
."H, -. ..,,,in,, ana,,aa ,h.r, % form
",..,sn. .,;,,,,, 90. o.. .xi.t.rna n, vbich
49,. ~, ....,,,,. .aa,nnt NJ. thos. who have
s e, '"n .. .0 49,, "a Isa;,o q, ths
'oon ~ ~ .,u. .o..o,, .ho sni1
,, ouIe"' VI ,...a ne. -, ,,n,har
lowing auest'ons "ero s"o"'i.'eu w Au"''A
OF represeL tative women physicians:
First-should woman physicians marry2
o..o,a r. =. oossJh,, q, f,,Inl IN. ,utio. a,
vi,e ] and mother | and n, the same time attend
The he .ua n,ar;,' - t.na,. ,hvS,c,ana A.. nm
lne mujol'E VI ieMae phSo'.'"ns o'o uh
are Drs. Elisabeth Blackwell. who is Dean OF
the New iorK women s ooiieGe ana her s's'er'
Emily. who lives abroad. They were young
women when they began the hara ..s nsns which
resaite" IN tne "uin,so'on " .ne' M aeN w
medical study and practice aa, IN TINS country.
unmarried. Mrs. L. Is. Noorhies' VINO mas been
the physician TO three generations OF tie 4oO. Is
in the veteran corps DR.. Mary Iutnam is tho
W. ,u,t. t.o 81 nr Iacohi DR. phThs p Wait. Dean
OF the Homeopa' hic Medical College, is mar
riel. Several OF the younger physicians arc
also wives and mothers,
DR.. Elizabeth Blackwell has devoted long
and useful life exclusively to the interests Of
the profession in which she was one OF the brave
.,on auu e,en ,i. os..o pers.tuon ,h .a mtn n 'n
movement u aamlt women TO .he stnay anu
:. IN u sUrc,sn,,y " s"nrossinu " u With
out tur.her :esponsieii.ies being incurred.
I'm. INT d. do moi no, wish to be- understood a. saving
,h tue duties 81 e. ph seGn may Po Gon
rrs nambsr H on osSeps are serny The heads
sanres wner. sG mistnrt,ns has su me M or the
We But hss ssch % instnnr.s musi be r.anrdsd as
sxceptions one woman. who is a notable ex-
Dr. Charlotte Is, own OF San Francis.o. She is
innrrisd. has n family. anu nrobahy the larg-
ss pr"e,i;He any woman in the s0u1y y
Mi a woman : life if SHE attends 10 IT," ",
and for @any Years DEAN Of tho So% Yor
nd Tai hne ap ober sre womy
San n or Inc ,ro country @ rcan Meat1s s mo baa
In: Ee Practice and sSircsedei to The practice to
Ers S esIeh ot nsG M an 81 ps bo hs
TOOL inc H. lac ree Of n ID sevsrai year, AGO and
Rox a:siis her %G.hsf; nr:s'Ss Msr. Dr
babies % Of G' tho poor IN Snmmer s si%e. Those
nrtnnn 70 s1S sau ae are OH IhS Sniicinata III
STUDY and nract,ce Of Tg mr'iicine o They Contain
il tbat thnv nav Veil m.uso 80 nn,, reect. We G
are ali mcimed ,e rrun' ,o,m on" o,lr opaions
Hre from ana oar wUrS o ne smsIs And or s,an MI
nont. To the '"I a,,esti"n Should women
Sy.cnnnss sha marry You'd answer
"ne Of Inc hishest laws riven to man or Woman
INA, women Hrs saily lgnorant Of every law
aeS sct gs beY anu b.va nys ner oncsnon 81
iha ,mn., sSm~i, "a ' ,rs ~ % hsyiape nr Seredi,y
thetr IemoI mnce OF which has covered he enrih
Esw wnnsn ,f ,ciatv VIII takn tna tima TO-
s,uIy or IolIow W ,t " aw NO Of diet or dress II
fhav l. nnw NJ ~ anI .sit % ;S rncs.sa,v ~ ha~n
ron; Hru bcn 40 e s nv svn 70 be true
nIayatiop ~ romnn tia ,noat peasnnnhIe anH
Hopsi,l one is 10 look @ 10 the teachips and
nrnctics oi those women WHO are ievoting
fh"ir lives ~ 70 H.. sne"iui studv Of thsir ssx and
WIZ Hrs fully alive to the grave Observation-Disclosures
Chd,en ' tbeir nmi,,nes nj any futmre 70 penerl
"tions WHIT do wnmen an" az n class Know
about ante.I,n,aI influences or those psych-
i,.i r"' cn. mr",nn wLi..h ,ha hoGy pro,ya
and hniISs It's dclirnt, mrnch;nery. thrnnrh and
by which they o;,eratn and work ont their mis-
nat, nst,,r., s't and rhnrnctar lea dormant mnti
n~nu.raH II hy ,h Tt,.. 'I "f VITA md ,,othnr
Mothsrood brimss aie' in.o acton M So indvdmniity
son ta""wnt nmbIIioY. bIi fn,I. and love. s Ali her
npo%s'Gr o, nyaens % ana nerec
md tie results Of her st,idies In oil things
mental sanacity II woman ON % nro OF tn. gre grsat"st
Women rnysicians IN "g Who avs " i passei through III %
Nj. nJ ,r, w 80 ~ ,er;oa ,a ,bnir t