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Rh the average of similar schools. We have deemed it appro- priate to make these introductory statements, in view of the fad that this ijeld for female action is one so little trodden, as yet, that its claims are but vaguely apprehended ; and to many of our readers the subject is perhaps entirely new. The few individuals, the outline of whose history we are to give, have been leaders in the whole movement, and are still recognized by their associates as its most prominent advo- cates. They are also amogg the ripest and most honorable examples of what it is fitted to accomplish.

MRS. CLEMENCE S. LOZIER, M.D.

It is deeply interesting to ti*ace the causes which have led My one to depart from the ordinary paths of life. In those isauses there is often much that is palpably providential, — the impelling of divine influences through extraordinary arrangements, — and there is much of naturaj operations in accordance with the recognized fitness of things. Both these facts will be apparent in the instance we are now to consider. M'hy should Mrs. Lozier, a gentle, modest, unambitious, home-loving woman, have chosen the calling of a physician? M'^e shall see as we sketch her biography. She was born Dec. 11, 1813, at Plainfield, New Jersey, the youngest of thirteen children. Her father was a farmer, David Harned, — a name ^ell known at that period in the Methodist Church, of which be was a faithful member, and in which his brothers were Successful preachers. Her mother was Hannah Walker, t^revious to their residence in New Jersey, they spent some J^ears in Virginia, where Indian trilies, noted for their sagac- ity, were then numerous. Mrs. Harned, a devout Quakeress, and with much missionary spirit, mingled freely with them. From them she gained valuable information, which.