Medical morals, illustrated with plates and extracts from medical works : designed to show the pernicious social and moral influence of the present system of medical practice, and the importance of establishing female medical colleges, and educating and employing female physicians for their own sex / by George Gregory.

  • Gregory, George, 1790-1853.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Medical morals, illustrated with plates and extracts from medical works : designed to show the pernicious social and moral influence of the present system of medical practice, and the importance of establishing female medical colleges, and educating and employing female physicians for their own sex / by George Gregory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    they ought not to complain if their own weapons are turned against themselves. These plates have been for twenty years circulating among a portion of the public, doing the mischiev- ous work of alluring young men into the profession, and some- times being used to overcome the modest scruples of women to submitting to such indecencies, by demonstrating to them that such things are commanded and pictured in the books. Ami now these ocular arguments against the outrageous innova- tion should be put into the hands of the public generally, as an antidote. The original plates, the title, and the plan of this work, have been shown to some thousands of judicious, substantial, and intelligent citizens, who have recommended its publication, and above five hundred have contributed money for copies for themselves, and to aid in supplying it gratuitously to clergymen, editors, and others, in order to give it an exten- sive circulation. The object of the work ought to be a sufficient proof that the author is not an enemy to women, but their friend, willing at any peril, even that of incurring their displeasure, to stand between them and their enemies, open or disguised, and to do whatever may be in his power to promote their welfare ; and he feels confident that all of them who detest the present sys- tem of practice, and desire the change recommended, instead of stopping to complain that a severe remedy has to be adminis- tered to effect the cure, will earnestly cooperate in accomplish mg the restoration. The contents of the work afford ample evidence of the existence of a high tone of female delicacy, — a sentiment which has often remained unconquered by danger, and distress, and the fear of death itself, — a sentiment, many a martyr to which sleeps in her grave; and, as Dr. Ewell writes, to be instrumental in relieving one of this truly interesting cast, will be a heavenly consolation to all who can be alive to the pleasures of serving the virtuous.