The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30
for obstetrics, gynecology and psychi-

for obstetrics, gynecology and PSYCHE
airy.
Since 1868 women have studied In
France and especially in Paris. One
has feeling of equality with the 9th
err sex in lecture halls and hospitals of
France more than in any other coun-
try, the United States not excepted.
Great Britain has eight medical
schools, four for women only and four
where both sexes are admitted-Dub.
lin, Belfast, Cork and the University
Of Durham in Newcastle-on-Tyne.
When Cork opened it's school, fears
were expressed that mixed classes of
men and women would be disadvan-
tageous and that the admission of
women would interfere with the good
order and discipline of the school.
Evidence on these points was sought
from teachers IN the Dublin and Bel
mixed classes had already been made.
The following answers were received:
Having been asked to express our
opinion on the subject of the hospital
education of women medical students
we, the undersigned, having had some
years experience, wish to state that
we have found no difficulties arise in
teaching men and women together.
This was signed by % of the leading
Dublin physicians and teachers.
From Belfast the reply came from
Dr. Whitla, physician to the royal in
Urinary:
81 must say that the fears you refer
to were never for one moment real
lied. I never saw the presence Of
ladies in my class give rise to the
least embarrassment or difficulty,
either with the patients, male stu
dents or nurses, and as for myself
would IwilHngly have half my class
made up of such. At the college we
have had no difficulty whatever that
know Of. have had them there in
my lecture room and their presence
seemed, if anything, to produce a very
good effect upon discipline"
The University of Edinburgh is the
only one guilty of retrograde move.
ment. After having opened it's doors
to women in 1869 it closed them again
in 1874 in manner which reflects
no credit. upon that institution.
The whole world knows what civ
ilizing agent the medical woman has
been to India. In 1859 the first wom-
an went out there to her medical mis-
sion and in 1896 there were 1900
women working in 1873 hospitals en-
tirely managed by women. The num-
Der of patients treated that year was
1,O54,3S7. BY this time that number
has almost doubled.
Italy admits women to its medical
schools since 1876 and no distinction
is made as to sex. The queen Of Italy
has a woman doctor. Portugals
queen studied medicine in Paris and
is the only crowned head who bears
! the title of M. D. In her country
women study with men on equal foot
! ing Emperor Alexander H., by an
ukase in 1872, allowed women to study
| medicine in st. Petersburg, but an
other ukase in 1885 deprived them
again of this privilege. Since that
time numerous Russian students have
gone to Switzerland and Paris to
study and returned to their, own coun.
try to practice. About six years ago
| special medical school for women
was opened in St. Petersburg.
Scandinavia admits women to the
study Of medicine without reserve.
In Holland women even hold pro.
fessorships in universities. Catharina
Won Tussenbrock, a well-known spe.
4 cialist in gynecology, is member OF
the examining board of the Univer.
sity Of Leyden, and students who
take their degrees have to pass her
examination in gynecology.
Austria has at last admitted women
by decree of September 3. 1900, a
privilege for which they have been
striving since 1873.
i Japan, wishing to keep pace with
other civilized nations, has established
a woman's medical college at Toxic
The family Mitsui gave the extensive
ground and the citizens of Toxic sub
scribed $4,000.
This short4review shows us that nc
country has done more for the cause
of medical women than America
which ought to be justly proud of its
achievements. We medical women Of
/ to-day ought not to forget that we are
not, as is so enormously stated, q
product OF modern emancipation. but
we should realize that we stand upon
solid historical ground. And il we
4 have successfully fought for our post
ton and look confidently into a bright
future. It is because we have won
back our good old right, which was
placed for US in the cradle Of man
kind.