\"Astothestudyandpracticeofmedicinedegradingwomen，heaskedifitdegradedmen。No；itelevatedthem。Theycouldnotcontradicthimonthatpoint。Hedeclinedtobelieve，withoutaparticleofevidence，thatanysciencecouldelevatethehighersexanddegradethelower。Whatevidencewehadranagainstit。Nursesarenot，asaclass，unfeminine，yetallthatismostappalling，disgusting，horrible，and_unsexing_intheartofhealingismonopolizedbythem。，Womenseeworsethingsthandoctors。
Womennurseallthepatientsofbothsexes，oftenunderhorribleandsickeningconditions，andlayoutallthecorpses。Nodoctorobjectstothisonsentimentalgrounds；andwhy?Becausethenursesgetonlyaguineaaweek，andnotaguineaaflyingvisit:towomentheloathsomepartofmedicine；tomanthelucrative!ThenoblenursesoftheCrimeawenttoattend_malesonly，_yetwerenotchargedwithindelicacy。Theyworkedgratis。Thewould-bedoctresseslook_mainlytoattendingwomen，_
butthentheywanttobepaidforit:therewastherub——itwasameremoneyquestion，andalltheattemptsoftheuniontohidethisandplaythesentimentalshop-manweretransparenthypocrisyandhumbug。
\"AdoctorjustlyreveredinEdinburghansweredhim，butsaidnothingnewnoreffective；and，toourgreatjoy，themajoritywentwithus。
\"Thusencouraged，theuniversitycourtsettledthematter。Wewereadmittedtomatriculateandstudymedicine，undercertainconditions，towhichIbegyourattention。