Elizabeth Blackwell
First Woman M.D.
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Biography & Memoir, Reference
| Author: | Kline, Nancy | ISBN: | 9781609254780 |
| Publisher: | Red Wheel Weiser | Publication: | March 1, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Conari Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kline, Nancy |
| ISBN: | 9781609254780 |
| Publisher: | Red Wheel Weiser |
| Publication: | March 1, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Conari Press |
| Language: | English |
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 re-creates 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 re-creates Blackwell's world and her struggle to gain knowledge and acceptance in the closed, males only world of medicine.
