Elizabeth Blackwell First Woman M. D. |
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| Author:
| Kline, Nancy |
| Series title: | Barnard Biography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57324-057-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
| Publisher: | Red Wheel/Weiser
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| Imprint: | Red Wheel |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $11.95 |
Book Description:
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Victorian Society recoiled at the thought of a woman learning about the human body. Yet in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was determined to become a physician--one who would not just improve the practice of medicine, but would also provide desperately needed medical care for the women of her time. Author Nancy Kline vividly recreates Blackwell's world and her struggle to gain knowledge and acceptance in the closed, males only world of medicine.
Victorian Society recoiled at the thought of a woman learning about the human body. Yet in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was determined to become a physician--one who would not just improve the practice of medicine, but would also provide desperately needed medical care for the women of her time. Author Nancy Kline vividly recreates Blackwell's world and her struggle to gain knowledge and acceptance in the closed, males only world of medicine.