An introduction to the life and achievements of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American female doctor. Describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth-century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women.
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ISBN:0605586128 (Perma-bound)
ISBN:9780605586123 (Perma-bound)
ISBN:0805090487 (hardcover)
ISBN:9780805090482 (hardcover)
Physical Description:1 volume, unpaged : illustrations, chiefly color ; 29 cm print
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:New York : Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2013.
Summary: An introduction to the life and achievements of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American female doctor. Describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth-century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women.