El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-08


tie girl attending the Friends
Select school in Philadelphia was
stunned by her playmates who pelted
her with stones and sticks. refusing to
ADMIT her to any OF their childish
sports They called her "the woman
doctors child, tearm intended TO
convey as much reprOach as that of
''witch's daughter in New England
colonial days.
This little girl, who now is the wife
of Rudolph Blankenburg, mayor of
Philadelphia, was the daughter of Dr..
Hannah LOngshOre- the first woman
physician of Pennsylvania. The WO-
mems Medical College of Pennsylvania
was established chiefly through her
influence, aided by that of her broth
erinlaw, DR.. Joseph LOngshOre. DR..
Hannah was a young Ouakeress who
wanted to devote her life TO the work
of healing the sick.
Successful as Physician.
Her husband had so much faith in
her that he assisted her in every way,
even to the extent of performing many
of her household duties in order to
After she had completed her course of
study and received her diploma from
the first class which graduated in the
newly established medical college, the
young woman had years of tedious
struggle, for even the most progressive
people were not willing to place con-
fidence in a woman physician.
Finally, a man whose little daugh-
ter had been the leader in torment
ing little Lucretia LOngshOre at school,
became so i'll with typhoid fever that
ali Of the physicians called in gave up
his case as hopeless As a last re-
sort. DR.. Hannah LOngShOre was per-
mitted to see him Her ministratiOns,
united with the good nursing she was
able to give him at time when train
ed nurses were unheard of, saved MS
life and established her own success.
DR.. Hannah LongshOre died recently
at an advanced age, leaving hand
that she had not only helped suffering
humanity herself but had paved the
way for thousands of other women TO
do so.
Medical Women in Missions.
The value of the woman physician
to humanity is especially great IN
heather countries where they go as
missionaries Owing TO the rigid Sc
clusiOn under which the women OF
some nations live. they can have no
medical attendance because the laws
o. their country forbid any man out
side Of their families to look upon
their faces. When woman fell i'll
under those conditions there was little
help for her until the appearance
of the woman medical mission
aries, whose miniSJratiO are said TO
have been more potent in breaking
down the barriers Of heathendOm than
any OTner one influence BY ner en-
trance into the harem or Zenana, the
woman physician has been able to give
the gospel message TO the mothers or
the nation who never could have re
cciVed It otherwise The past quarter
OF a century has given hundreds OF
women physicians to missionary work.
Women as Preachers.
The path of the woman preacher is
rot yet smooth. Many churches re-
fuse to receive her, but each year
opens new pulpits to her services
There are at least so schools and col
u % vg-n n
WCmen are able TO secure theological
degrees Last year 45t women were
engaged in theological studies, and 81
received degrees for the completion
OF their courses There are few large
cities in which one or more women !
preachers are not in charge of their
own churches, although so far the
greatest number Of women in this
profession are acting as assistants to
men pastors.
One of the leading women preachers
in the world is Dr.. Anna Howard Shaw,
the president OF the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage association. She I
secured her theological degree from
the Boston university in 1878 and her
degree as doctor of medicine from
the same institution a few years later. I
She is an eloquent and witty speaker |
OF much personal magnetism, as well /
as a gifted writer.
Many Women Practice Law.
The woman lawyers OF the country I
owe quite as much to Mrs. Belva Ann /
H. -
the women physicians TO DR.. Hannah I
LOngShOre- Mrs Lockwood received her
legal degree from the National uni /
versity Law school in 1873 and after
considerable opposition finally was ad- I
mitted to practice in the courts of the 4
District Of Columbia She applied for
permission to practice before the I
United States court of claims in 1875 I
and was refused because There is no /
English precedent for admitting women ]
to this bar She drafted a bill per- (
hitting women to practice before the /
supreme court OF the United States,
which was passed by congress after J
three years effort Mrs. Lockwood !
was admitted to the bar of the su-
preme court in August, 1879, the first
woman ever 50 privileged Now so /
women enjoy the same right and each
year the number increases. Soon after
her admission to the bar of the su-
preme court, Mrs Lockwood was no
titled that the court of claims also
was open to her and she now is priv
LEGGED to appear before every federal [
court IN the country. Her efforts. as /
well as her ability and legal discre-
ton, have been an important factor in
opening up the legal calling to women. I
Women now are admitted to the bar in
81 states There are abOue $50 women
lawyers in private practice in the
besides large number in
government employ rendering service
requiring skilled legal training.
A Woman Prosecutor.
Miss Clara ShOrtridge FOltze OF Los /
is the first woman to receive !
appointment as public prosecutor in
the state of California She has been [
appointed deputy district attorney and (
her work will be confined chiefly to |
women and children In every state
there is need for the services of wo-
men lawyers. The laws affecting the
welfare of women and children need to
be modified and improved, and new
lines Of activity are developing each !
year calling for the aid of legally
trained women.
Active IN other Professions.
The professions of dentistry and
pharmacy, as well as that of nursing,
)ffer Inducements to women who de-
sire to lessen the suffering Of human
ty. Dentistry is becoming increas-
ngly popular for women. Women dem
lists are found in every large city,
many of them make a specially of the
teeth of children and the correction of
natural defects The movement for
The inspection and care of the teeth
d children in the public school. has
been originated largely by the women
dentists, and many are giving literally
IL their time and service to this work
The women pharmacists of this
country now have become so numer-