The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-21
for obstetrics. gynecology and psychl

for obstetrics, gynecoiogy and psychl
airy.
Since 1868 women have studied In
France and especially in Paris. One
has feeling of equality with the 9th.
er 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.
fast schools, where the experiment of
mixed classes had already been made.
The following answers were received
Having been asked to express oul
opinion on the subject of the hospital
education of women medica! 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.. WhItIa, physician to the royal IN
firmary:
Il must say that the fears you refer
to were never for one moment real
lied. 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 willingly 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 very
good effect upon discipline"
The University of Edinburgh is the
only one guilty of retrograde move
ment. After having opened its 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 1869 the first WON.
an went out there to her medical mis-.
sion and in 1896 there were 1900
women working in 133> hospitals en-,
tirely managed by women. The nun.
ber of patients treated that year was
1,054,387. BY this time that number
has almost doubled.
Italy admits women to its medical
schools since 1876 ard no distinction
is made as to sex. The queen of Italy
has woman doctor. Portugaps
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 fof 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.
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 a decree of September 3, 1900, a
privilege for which they have been
striving since 1878.
Japan, wishing to keep pace with
other civilized nations, has established
woman's medical college at Toxic
The family Mitsui gave the extensive
BrOunu anu the clIlZenS OI 1Ohlo SuD
scribed $120,000 u
This short review shows US that no
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
today ought not to forget that we are
not, as is so enormously stated,
product of modern emancipation. but
we should realize that we stand upon
solid historical ground. And IL we
have successfully fought fol our posi-.
ton and look confidently into bright
future, It is because we have won
back our good old right. which was
placed for US in the cradle Ct man.
kind.