Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman M.D. (The Barnard Biography Series)

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

english-born Elizabeth Blackwell Was Not Only Known For Her Achievements As The First Woman Doctor, But As An Outstanding Social Pioneer Who Helped Secure Health Care For Women And Children Of All Ages.

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when As A Young Child Elizabeth Blackwell Was Asked, What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? She Answered, I Don't Know What I'm Going To Be, But It Will Be Something Difficult. Later, Guided By The Suggestion Of A Dying Female Friend Who Had Received Inadequate Care From Male Doctors; The Need To Make Money To Help Support Her Family; The Desire To Avoid An Unsatisfactory Marriage; And Her Own Social Conscience, She Set Out To Become America's First Woman Doctor. Being Told No By Administrators Of Medical Schools And Hospitals Only Increased Her Resolve. Kline's Laudatory But Realistic Portrayal Of Blackwell's Growth From Shy Child To Women's Advocate And Physician Is Enlightening, Especially For Today's Young Women Who May Take The Existence Of Female Doctors For Granted. This Biography Succeeds As Part Of The Barnard Biography Series, Which Seeks To Tell The Stories Of Inspiring Women. Its Attractive, Inexpensive Format Is Definitely A Plus. Although The Selected Biography Is Extensive, No Sources Are Cited For Quotations. Index. Biblio. Voya Codes: 4q 2p J S (better Than Most, Marred Only By Occasional Lapses, For The Ya With A Special Interest In The Subject, Junior High-defined As Grades 7 To 9 And Senior High-defined As Grades 10 To 12).

Describes the personal life and achievements of the woman credited with being the first woman physician in the United States.