Dear Miss Vanderbilt: I am married to a woman medical student. In three years she will become an M.D. I have heard that the etiquette rule is that a woman doctor who is married is introduced as "Mrs." I would be proud to introduce my wife as "Doctor" even though I have no title myself. I wish you would set me right on this.— G.V., Baltimore
SOCIALLY a married woman doctor is called "Mrs." especially if she is married to a man without a title. It just isn't possible to address a couple as "Mr, and Dr. James Smith." Many people will call your wife "Doctor" in direct address.
Only when both spouses are doctors is it usual for a married woman doctor to use her title socially and she doesn't necessarily do so then. Such a couple may be addressed either as "The Doctors Jones" or as "Dr. and Mrs. William J. Jones."
In introductions, depending on their preference, they are "The Doctors Jones" or "Dr. and Mrs. Jones."
If you phone them, of course, it is necessary to specify which Dr. Jones you are calling if the wife uses her title socially.– By Amy Vanderbilt, United Feature Syndicate, 1967
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