American Female Professional

Famous quotes containing the words american, female and/or professional:

    “We are frequently told that talents and genius are natural gifts; and so indeed they are, to the same extent that the productions of the garden and the field are natural gifts.”
    —U. R., U.S. women’s magazine contributor. American Ladies Magazine, pp. 317-19 (June, 1829)

    “The climacteric marks the end of apologizing. The chrysalis of conditioning has once for all to break and the female woman finally to emerge.”
    —Germaine Greer (b. 1939)

    “Many young girls are ... becoming trained nurses, whose gentle ministrations in the sick-room, skilled touch, patient watchfulness and unwearied vigils, are as great factors in the care of the sick, as are the professional physicians.”
    —Lydia Hoyt Farmer (1842–1903)