Resolved: That no woman of true delicacy would be willing in the presence of men to listen to the discussion of the subjects that necessarily come under the consideration of the student of medicine.
Resolved: That we are not opposed to allowing woman her rights, but do protest against her appearing in places where her presence is calculated to destroy our respect for the modesty and delicacy of her sex.
That was what Boston medical men thought about women medical students in 1850. The faculty of Harvard decided nevertheless to admit a woman, but...
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