American Veterinary Review. 
DECEMBER, 1897. 
All communications for publication or in reference thereto should be addressed to Prof 
Roscoe R. Bell, Seventh Ave. Union St., Borough of Brooklyn, New York City. 
EDITORIAL. 
FEMAIvE VETERINARIANS. 
In our era of progress it is not surprising to see women en¬ 
tering liberal professions. We have women doctors of law, per¬ 
haps doctors of divinity. We may by and by have them doctors 
in dentistry. Why should they not be also doctors of veteri¬ 
nary medicine ? To reach this, a few, very few, have already 
entered the schools of the continent and even lately England 
has granted her degree to a fair candidate, and, of course, 
America is following the example, one lady having already en¬ 
tered one of the New York schools, and we are informed 
several have made inquiries as to admittance in another, though 
they were deterred from giving execution to their intentions by 
the severity of the requirements, length of studies, etc. With 
our ordinary tendency of overdoing things in America, it is fair 
to suppose that before long every school in the country will 
have a mixed class of male and female students. 
It is not our intention to make any remarks as to the pro¬ 
priety or impropriety of ladies entering the veterinary profes¬ 
sion, nor to discuss pro and con to justify their desire to be¬ 
come veterinarians, as we sincerely believe that they ought to 
be left to make their own selection ; but the following extract 
from a letter published in an English exchange, 'seems to us 
very appropriate, and we think deserves proper notice as a means 
to present to ladies ambitious of the title of D. V. S.; or any like 
title, the true and correct aspect of the case, which may arrest 
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