...est mentioned women in Medford. The story reads: One Dalkin of Medford, with his wife, had been to Cambridge for the Sabbath, and returning found the tide too high at the ford for a safe passage. Dalkin got over but told his better-half to wait for the tide to recede; but she persisted in crossing, and losing her footing was borne along by the current. Dalkin shouted loudly for help and their fait...