Year: 1870




The death of Mrs Dr. Charlotte Lozer is event
that has produced mourning in her own household
and among her relatives and friends, and will be
deeply grieved over by the various benevolent and
reform associations of which she not only
member, but counselor and leader.


The achievement and noble work of Mrs. Loziers
life amazing for one so young and delicate;-
indeed they would have been remarkable for any
woman or any man. 1t was while but girl that she
began the study of medicine in this city. At the
time, eight or ten years ago. women had not the op-
portuntes for engaging in this study that they now
have. lady (who subsequently became her
mother-in-law had just established medical school
for women, and she Immediately entered it as one OF
the pioneers In the work of securing womens night
to scientific education. She pursued her studies
with the greatest ardor and success, displaying q
remarkable aptitude for apprehendmg professional
methods and details. and an unusual power of grasp
ing the principles involved in the art of medicine.
Her days were spent in the classroom and hospital,
and her nights in anatomical and physiological in
vestigations She not only took part, but was
leader in the struggle of years to secure for
female students of medicine the privilege of attending
the clinics of Bellevue Hospital. She led the lady
students to the wards of the hospital took them to
the class rooms and the operatng-rooms, where
were assembled the hundreds Of male students who
had determined that no woman doctors should
ever be tolerated among them initiated into the
mysteries of their craft The Obloqny and abuse sut-
fered by these courageous young ladies-wbich was
far greater than that recently suffered by the lady
students of Philadelphia-never dishcartened them,
and they finally triumphed by winning the right to
attend the clinics and walk the wards of Bellevue.
This was not the only struggle IN winch sue was
compelled TO engage as a means OF obtaining ner
medical education; but all her struggles only re-
suited in strengthening her nature. enarglng her
powers, confirming her purpose, ana htung
her for her subsequent professional lie. 80
remarkable were her attannents, that as
soon as she graduated she was deemed hJ
TO occupy the chair Of q professor III the
school in which she had been student. In her lee
lures before the class she displayed the value OF her
discipline, the extent of her requirements ana the
scope of her powers. Both principle and practice
were familiar to her, and tho cleaness and Ylgor OF
her style enabled her ut to interest ana instruct
those who were fortunate enough to be her pupils
During the last few years she has engaged IN gem
eral medical practice, which grew rapidly IN magnl
tude and Importance, and IN when she had very
great success-nOt only receiving patients IN her
Office but following an outdoor practice. Neither
did She contne herself to professional labors In all
movements for the elevation OF woman she was one
of the most active and energetic workers she not
only gave freely of her time and largely OF her
means TO these emoyements-sle not only wrote for
them in the press and spoke for them on the plat
fOrm-but she attended to all those details 01 Or
pauiZaton and all the multifarouS duties that were
reouiste for their success She stroye TO make the
W0rkingwoman's Association of real benefit to those
for whose advantage it had been originated and her
energetic and Ireess labors for tins purpose can
only De appreciated by those who were cognzant OF
them. she never figured prominently as an adyo-
cate of woman's right TO suffrage, but as believer
i'm that right. she gave to the movement Ler lnnu-
ence, as she found opportunity


Not less for her womanly gifts and graces than for
her professional eninence humane and charitable
labofs aud noble life does Mrs. Lozer deserve to be
rommemorated. The duties of the household and
family-her duties as wife and mother-her social
duties as a member of large and cultivated circle
were never neglected account of her public and
professional duties. Up to almost the day of her
death she shOne among the brightest of those who
gathered in her hOsptable parlors; and such OF her
friends as only knew and admired her as graceful,
modest and delicate lady of society, would have
found il hard TO understand the activities Of her life
and the noble works to which she devoted her time.
Added 10 all these traits, and giving the highest
touch TO this busy life, piety deep and true.


Jean Henri Gugon De Grand-Val, native
and resident OF La Rochelle, France, and holding cap
tains commission in the Royal Army at the time Of tho
accession Of Louis Philippe compelled to flee to this
country Here he supported hinself by teaching. and
established In HObOkcn most popular ana iasllOnaO!o
seminary for Young ladies' In that city Mr.. DE Grand
Val died Monday