Martha Schofield letter to her sister
Discusses her plans for an endowment bequeathed to her by an African American woman for use towards the Schofield School. Describes attending the State Association of Colored Teachers and the speech she made. While at the conference, she looked for young black women to join her class of medical students, discussing the racist practices in current medicine and the need for medical professionals in the black community; recounts Matilda A. Evans attending to a patient who was refused care by a white doctor. Briefly discusses her enmity with her former co-teacher Mary A. Sharp. Also shares some news about family/friends.
Schofield, Martha
1884-07-11
8 pages
reformatted digital
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5134scho
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