▁the ▁patients ’ ▁families , ▁and ▁c ash ▁was ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁John ▁G . ▁K err ▁admitted ▁two ▁women ▁to ▁the ▁training ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁C anton ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 7 ▁female ▁pup ils ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁F ult on ▁res umed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁women ’ s ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁hospital . ▁When ▁K err ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁ ▁no ▁prov isions ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁female ▁students . ▁ ▁F ult on ▁began ▁collect ing ▁funds ▁at ▁once ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁training ▁for ▁women ▁medical ▁profession als . ▁ ▁H ack ett ▁Medical ▁College ▁for ▁Women ▁ ▁N ec ess ity ▁for ▁a ▁women ’ s ▁college ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁strict ▁social ▁et iqu ette ▁in ▁China ▁that ▁forb ade ▁physical ▁contact ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁women ▁were ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁consult ▁do ctors ▁or ▁receive ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁ ▁A ▁male ▁pract ition er ▁could ▁not ▁even ▁put ▁a ▁finger ▁on ▁a ▁female ’ s ▁w rist ▁to ▁feel ▁a ▁pul se ; ▁women ▁pointed ▁to ▁a ▁figur ine ▁to ▁show ▁where ▁their ▁pain ▁was ▁instead ▁of ▁point ▁to ▁a ▁body ▁part ▁or ▁removing ▁pieces ▁of ▁cl othing . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁demand ▁for ▁female ▁medical ▁profession als ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁treat ▁women ▁and