The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-12-22

II. Idllie amer Johnson, now de-
ceased, was the first woman physician
to pass the Alabama State Board 81
Medical examiners She was the
daughter Of the late Bishop Tanner
OF the "A. M. f. Church. and was born
in Philadelphia, Pa. DR.. Tanner re-
ceived the degree Of Doctor Of Medi-
cine from the Woman's Medical Col
lege OF Philadelphia in 1891, and be-
came the following year resident phv-
clan at Tuskegee Institute. Dir.
lonia r. Whipper is at present resi-
dent physician in charge of girls at
Tuskegee Institute and member of
the staff OF the John A. Andrew Mem
orial Hospital. She is a graduate of
the Howard Medical School in the
Class Of 1908. DR.. Whipper began
was later resident physician at Col
leg ate Institute, w. Va, but finally
returned to Washington for general
practice. The call OF the War Work
Council led her TO engage in an en-
ergetic educational tour, lecturing TO
large groups OF women all through
the Southern States. She IS native
OF South Carolina. DR.. Pauline Din
kins, recent graduate Of the Wo-
mans Medical College, Philadelphia
IS practicing in Alabama, but expects
soon to 60 into the missionary field
in Liberia
In beautiful San Antonio, Texas, IS
located the only colored woman prac-
ticing in the State Dr. Carrie Jane
Sutton received her degree from the
Howard Medical College in 1920 with
the distinction OF winning a years in
terneship in Freedmen's Hospital
where she served creditably. For her
high scholarly attainment she was also
awarded at graduation the Rosenwald
Scholarship of $500 for graduate re-
search study in med; cine Her indie
pendence OF character was revealed
when she declined to accept the money
because the award was to be made on
condition that the recipient practice in
the South. She did decide to go to
her home in the South but she did
not sacrifice her freedom to choose by
yielding to the dictation OF a COM
mittee Dr. Sutton, still in her early
twentes a young woman OF exemplary
character, is highly capable OF achiev-
ing a distinguished career. AS chair
man OF the Health Committee Of the
Y. w. G. a., and promoter in addition
to her private practice, Of a san
itarium Now being established, Or.
Sutton is very busy phys clan
In Nashville, Tenn, the home of
Meharry College. there are several col
ored women practicing successfully
The registrar Of Meharry Medical
School reports that SO women have
been graduated from the institution
and that 81 OF them are still living
\ Twenty are now in the regular
practice OF medicine, and some Of
them are eminently successful. A few
own and control hospitals. Or. Geor-
gia Lee Patton, the first woman grad
uate. went as a medical m ssionary to
/ Africa In Chicago there are six col
ored women engaged in the practice
Of medicine
Among the Is colored women listed
as having received the degree Of Doc
tor OF Medicine from Howard Univer-
sity. the story Of Nannette w. Stafford
as given BY DR.. d. s. Lamb in his
History Of the Howard Medical
School," supplemented by statements
Of her personal friends in Washington,
has in it elements of unusual interest.
Nannette w. Stafford, born in Bruins
wick, Ga, in 1853, was sent North by
her parents to be educated. In 1873
she received the degree of Doctor of
Medicine from Howard and went to
Germany to complete her medical
studies in a German institution. She
decided to settle in Ofnabruck, Ger
many, to practice her profession. Two
years later she entered the University
of Zurich for further study and be-
came an assistant to members of the
faculty. While in Switzerland she
rendered noteworthy service in a great
epidemic Of typhoid fever, unfortu-
nately contracted the disease, and as
a result was an invalid for years. She
has to her credit the establishment Of
a sanitarium for women and girls,
and for her good work among the
people Of the German town in which
she lived the Catholic Church there