▁life ▁ ▁S loop ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁David son , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁She ▁purs ued ▁her ▁college ▁education ▁from ▁both ▁States ville ▁Fem ale ▁College ▁and ▁David son ▁College . ▁Although ▁she ▁sought ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁medical ▁degree ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Medical ▁Institute ▁in ▁David son , ▁her ▁gender ▁bar red ▁her ▁from ▁studying ▁an atom y ▁there . ▁She ▁ended ▁up ▁receiving ▁her ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Women ’ s ▁Medical ▁College ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁at ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁S loop ▁had ▁asp ir ations ▁to ▁complete ▁mission ary ▁work ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁mission ary ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁instead . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Medical ▁College ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁at ▁Philadelphia , ▁S loop ▁took ▁an ▁intern ship ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Women ▁and ▁Children ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁gain ing ▁medical ▁experience . ▁Later , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁resident ▁phys ician ▁at ▁Ag nes ▁Scott ▁College ▁in ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁S loop ▁founded ▁the ▁Cross n ore ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Dr . ▁E ust ace ▁H . ▁S loop . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁town ▁church ▁used ▁four ▁months ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁teachers ▁had ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁education ▁or ▁experience , ▁and ▁students ▁did ▁not ▁attend ▁regularly . ▁S loop ▁was ▁determined