[125]. It has been said that if any woman was admitted on the staff of internes, all the patients would demand her for the personal services now rendered by young men, and which are now accepted, though under protest, for the sake of the special skill of the distinguished visiting surgeons of the institution.
[126]. Elizabeth Blackwell in 1848.
[127]. Dr. Mary P. Root.
[128]. Dr. Marie Mergler, loc. cit.
[129]. Dr. Mary H. Stinson, of Norristown, Pa.
[130]. Dr. Hiram Corson, Dr. A. Nebinger, Dr. R. L. Sibbett.
[131]. It was signed first by Dr. Kirkbride, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Insane Asylum, and then by the surgeons and physicians, the consultants and the assistants, the indoor and out-door staff of thirteen colleges and hospitals, of which only one received insane patients, the Blockley. In addition were the names of nineteen physicians unconnected with any institution.
[132]. Dr. Bennett’s nomination was indorsed by eminent physicians from Philadelphia, Drs. Joseph Leidy, Wm. Pepper, S. Weir Mitchell, H. C. Wood, W. W. Keen, S. D. Gross. The latter venerable surgeon had formerly been bitterly opposed to women physicians.
[133]. “The only regret and wonder are that a provision so humane and natural and consoling for these unfortunate wards of the State, has not yet been made law.”—Harper’s Weekly, 1890.
[134]. Woman’s Journal, April 26, 1890.