WHY NOT CARRY ON HER GOOD WORK

WHY NOT CARRY ON HER GOOD WORK?

I enjoyed English, biology, and chemistry at school, but which one should I choose to study

at university? I did not know the answer until one evening when I sat down at the computer to do

some research on great women of China.

By chance I came across an article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in women's

diseases. She lived from 1901 to 1983. It seemed that she had been very busy in her chosen career,

travelling abroad to study as well as writing books and articles. One of them caught my eye. It was

a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies. She gave

some simple rules to follow for keeping babies clean, healthy and free from sickness. Why did she

write that? Who were the women that Lin Qiaozhi thought needed this advice? I looked carefully

at the text and realized that it was intended for women in the countryside. Perhaps if they had an

emergency they could not reach a doctor.

Suddenly it hit me how difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time. That

was

a

generation

when

girls'

education

was

always

placed

second

to

boys'.

Was

she

so

much

cleverer

than

anyone

else?

Further

reading

made

me

realize

that

it

was

hard

work

and

determination as well as her gentle nature that got her into medical school. What made her succeed

later on was the kindness and consideration she showed to all her patients. There was story after

story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day's work, went late at night to deliver a baby for a poor

family who could not pay her.

By

now

I

could

not

wait

to

find

out

more

about

her.

I

discovered

that

Lin

Qiaozhi

had

devoted her whole life to her patients and had chosen not to have a family of her own. Instead she

made sure that about 50,000 babies were safely delivered. By this time I was very excited. Why

not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and carry on her good work? It was still not too late

for me to improve my studies, prepare for the

university entrance examinations, and….

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