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It Attendance Appears, Upon From The The...
subsistence or providing for families , and of filling " , as far and as well as they maythe vacant places to which
brotherhusbandor father shall , return no more . , "B , utladiesalthough the field is open and the general
prospect , bright , , the question of most interest to you to-day is that of your own personal success . This is a question of
attainment , purpose and character . The profane Byronic sentiment that ' the most perfect character of a woman isthat she be
, _^ characterless , ' would be . fatal to the success of the physician . Firmness , steadfastness , and promptitude must be united to
accurate knowledge , and to sound , discriminating judgment in herwhoin this capacitycan win and retain the confidence
of society , , . , 6 i The spirit and purpose with which any course is pursued
becomes the measure of its dignity . It is your aim , as we trust , not merely to make yourselves independent in a pecuniary point
of view , but to strengthen , and unfold your best powers to the utmostand to make your profession and your lives contribute
to the stock , of human enjoyment and human good . This aim will naturally make your intercourse with others simple and
truthful , and cause you to regard the best interests of your patients as " your Deception own . and pretension , whether practised inside or
outside of the profession , are the tools of the charlatan ; and tim althoug e unveils h they all may sham for s , and awhil , b e y impose a sure law upon , the the genuineness ignorant , yet of
character ultimately is vindicated . The candor and truthfulness and , are as well elements as the essential skill of the to full medical success adviser . inspire confidence ,
the " res As t women of your , you sex will . The occupy difficulty peculiar of communicating and close relations freel to y
in regard to symptoms has often prevented suffering women from availing themselves successfully of the skill of medical
and men . the In public your has case a , ri this ht impediment to expect from will you be increased greatly lessened success ,
in the treatment of som g e classes of diseases . Besidesthat same freedom of communication will enable you to aid in ,
introducing healthier habits and sounder views into domestic and social life . A large portion of those enfeebling influences which
make life-long invalids of so many weary women are surely courtesy susceptible of the of removal Christian . The woman purity united , gentleness with that , dignit knowled y , and
of the human organization , and of , the influence of daily habits ge and surroundings upon the health of the body and mind
possessed by the accomplished physician , will ensure attention , to _joxxv suggestions in regard to practical and personal details ;
and these suggestions , doubtless , will often prove to those who
S34t Female Medical College At Pennsylva...
S 34 t FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE AT PENNSYLVANIA .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1864, page 334, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071864/page/46/
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