Woman Doctor
Author: Florence Haseltine
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1980-07
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780345290137
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Pioneer Doctor
Author: Mari Grana
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 0762751940
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When Mollie stepped off the train in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1890, she knew she had to start a new life. She'd left her husband and his medical practice behind in Iowa, and with only a few hundred dollars in her pocket and a great deal of pride, she set out to find a new position as a physician. She was offered a job as a doctor to the miners in Bannack, Montana, and thus began her epic adventures as a pioneer doctor, a suffragette, and a crusader for public health reform in the Rocky Mountain West. Pioneer Doctor: The Story of a Woman's Work is the true story of Dr. Mary (Mollie) Babcock Atwater, a medicine woman who found freedom and opportunity in the wide-open spaces of America's frontier west. This remarkable tale has been creatively retold here by her granddaughter, award-winning author Mari Grana. Blending information from historical records as well as interviews with family and friends, the author has reconstructed Mollie's steps into a dramatic narrative that brings to life the doctor's struggles, her accomplishments, and the times in which she lived. Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, this is not just the biography of a fascinating woman. It is also the story of an era when daring women ventured forth and changed history for the rest of us.
The First Woman Doctor
Author: Rachel Baker
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 1987-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780613004930
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For use in schools and libraries only. A biography of a strong and dedicated woman who successfully worked for the recognition of women in the field of medicine in both the United States and Great Britain.
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor
Author: Nawal El Saadawi
Publisher: Saqi
Published: 2013-06-01
Total Pages: 62
ISBN-13: 0863567231
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A young Egyptian woman clashes with her traditional family when she chooses a career in medicine. Rather than submit to an arranged marriage and motherhood, she cuts her hair short and works fiercely to realise her dreams. At medical school, she begins to understand the mysteries of the human body. After years of denying her own desires, the doctor begins a series of love affairs that allow her to explore her sexuality – on her own terms.
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor
Author: Patricia Valdez
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 2018-03-13
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0399557253
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For fans of Ada Twist: Scientist comes a fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female scientist--who loved reptiles! Back in the days of long skirts and afternoon teas, young Joan Procter entertained the most unusual party guests: slithery and scaly ones, who turned over teacups and crawled past the crumpets.... While other girls played with dolls, Joan preferred the company of reptiles. She carried her favorite lizard with her everywhere--she even brought a crocodile to school! When Joan grew older, she became the Curator of Reptiles at the British Museum. She went on to design the Reptile House at the London Zoo, including a home for the rumored-to-be-vicious komodo dragons. There, just like when she was a little girl, Joan hosted children's tea parties--with her komodo dragon as the guest of honor. With a lively text and vibrant illustrations, scientist and writer Patricia Valdez and illustrator Felicita Sala bring to life Joan Procter's inspiring story of passion and determination. A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year selection
Woman's Doctor
Elizabeth Blackwell
Author: Francene Sabin
Publisher: Troll Communications
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780893757571
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Traces the early life of the first woman physician, relating the struggle women had to face in becoming doctors and practicing medicine.
The Woman Doctor's Diet for Women
Author: Barbara Edelstein
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1977-01-01
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780139616235
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"You can be a successful dieter at any stage in your life!" Only a woman doctor with years of success counseling overweight women could make this extraordinary guarantee. Barbara Edelstein, M.D., with feminine sympathy and understanding, explains: * Why women have more trouble losing weight than men * How hormonal and muscular makeup affect weight * How changing body chemistry and emotional attitudes can help you get slim * How diet dodgers can become weight-loss winners * How diet can improve hair, skin, and sexual performance
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine
Author: Janice P. Nimura
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2021-01-19
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0393635554
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Biography "Janice P. Nimura has resurrected Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell in all their feisty, thrilling, trailblazing splendor." —Stacy Schiff Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of "ordinary" womanhood. Though the world at first recoiled at the notion of a woman studying medicine, her intelligence and intensity ultimately won her the acceptance of the male medical establishment. In 1849, she became the first woman in America to receive an M.D. She was soon joined in her iconic achievement by her younger sister, Emily, who was actually the more brilliant physician. Exploring the sisters’ allies, enemies, and enduring partnership, Janice P. Nimura presents a story of trial and triumph. Together, the Blackwells founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, the first hospital staffed entirely by women. Both sisters were tenacious and visionary, but their convictions did not always align with the emergence of women’s rights—or with each other. From Bristol, Paris, and Edinburgh to the rising cities of antebellum America, this richly researched new biography celebrates two complicated pioneers who exploded the limits of possibility for women in medicine. As Elizabeth herself predicted, "a hundred years hence, women will not be what they are now."
A Pioneer Woman Doctor's Life
Author: Dr. Bethenia Angelina Owens-Adair
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
Published: 2014-11-20
Total Pages: 482
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A friend once said to her, ‘If I wished to increase your height two and a half inches, I would attempt to press you down, and you would grow upward from sheer resentment.’ Divorced at eighteen from an abusive husband in 1859 (scandalous at the time), and with a little baby to care for, Bethenia Angelina Owens was determined to make her way in the world. Her family begged her to let them support her but she wanted to earn her own livelihood. Taking in laundry, teaching school, and making cheese were among the tasks she set herself to. She eventually built a thriving business as a milliner that allowed her to send her son to college and to fulfill her own dream of becoming a doctor. Against all odds and a tidal wave of objections by friends, family, and male doctors, she prevailed. Despite the sentiment of the times that it was disgraceful for a woman to practice medicine, she enrolled in 1878 at the University of Michigan. By 1884, she was making $7,000 per year, an astronomical sum, as a physician. For all of her life she was a strong and vocal advocate of women's rights. As a doctor, she gave the shocking advice, "Nothing will preserve woman’s grace and her symmetrical form so much as vigorous and systematic exercise, and horseback riding stands at the head of the list, providing she has a foot in each stirrup, instead of having the right limb twisted around a horn." She also provides accounts of other pioneer women of her acquaintance. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above. Buy it today!
