The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-17


but came to this country when child
In 1913 she first resolved to become
physician, and as foundation on which
to build, she studied and became prof
cient in Greek, Latin and the sciences
Ia 1915 she began reading medicine Will
DIR. John Dickson, of North Caroline
and attended regular course of lectures
in Geneva, y. Y and graduated there
with great honors in lS49. We. in this
day and age, can hardly realize what it
was for a woman to undertake such a
thing as a medical education at that
time There existed an almost unsur-
mountable pre- judice against women TAX
ing up this line of study. but undaunted
through trials and tribulatiOns, this
brave woman never cred, and soon
after, her sister, Emily blackwell, entered
the profession and was eminent in the
good work, a successful practitioner, be-
sides being at the head of hospital and
medical college for women in New York
City These two physicians, the Black
well sisters, may be regarded as pioneers
in this profession and to them is due the
honor and praise OF "blazing" the way.
Since then, more and more have women
seen the necessity of fitting themselves
tO minister to their suffering sisters, and
today the number of women in the
medical field in America is about forty
five hundred For long time women
eges, but at last through their persistent
and untiring efforts the doors were
opened, and now the same advantages
and facilities are. offered equally. In
Great Britain vehement prejudice has
existed for many years against admitting
women into the ranks of the medical
profession, and even at the present time
the principal medical schools in that
country refuse to cOncede to women the
privileges enjoyed by men. This feeling
il, however, slowly but surely dying out
and the prediction may be made with
confidence that before many years have
passed the restrictions in the way of
women will be removed, and that thev
will be enabled to pursue their medical
course and be granted their diplomas on
equal terms with men. | take the lib
erty of quoting from that most conserva-
tive of mems medical journals, "The
Medical Record" In an editorial of
April 2, 1898, these words appeared: 'In
fact, Notwithstanding the numerous OBJ
stacles to be overcome, there are now
numbers of women practicing in all
parts of the kingdom, that is Great
Britain, with fair success. The most
ertlle field for English medical women
: in India, where, owing to religious
..ruples, men are not allowed to attend s
he native women.
The introduction of vaccination into
Ifghanistan was entirely due to the ef- t
orts of an English woman doctor who ,
odds the responsible position of medical t
dviser in chief to the Ameer, and who I
) said to possess much influence over $
f"tI utICc ucSpOt
''ln Germany, also, there are few I
iomen physicians. Russia can boast of f
My two feminine practitioners of the t
ealing art the first was licensed a few n
ears ago, and the second within the o
asst eighteen months secured the degree e
Doctor of Medicine at the University t
Vienna, though she had passed all n
er examinations at the University, it a
AS only through ministerial decree le
nat her diploma was recognized, so you h
~, prejudice has not entirely died, but a
hen one thinks that Chinese woman, o
citizen of that land which is the home b
distrust and suspicion, has creditably n
the art of healing and is now il
in the fowery land and is in il
large of the SiangHu Hospital at Foo h
how, one can readily believe that all n
lings are possible. This woman is the tt
rst and only woman TO practice medi- tt
ne in her native land, but three other
)ung Chinese women have become Doc il
'rs of Medicine in America Abyssinia, a
hich, under the guidance of her Euro e.
can advisors, has lately been asserting D