The Excellent Doctor Blackwell

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LUME BOOKS LTD

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491_9781839012938

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When British-born Elizabeth Blackwell earned her medical degree in America in 1849 there was an international outcry. Few at the time would have disagreed with the actress Fanny Kembles remark - What, trust a woman doctor - never!Yet by the time Dr Blackwell died in 1910 there were hundreds of women practising medicine on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks in no small part to her courage and determination. Using a treasure trove of primary sources, the book reveals how Elizabeth Blackwells pioneering efforts helped to fundamentally change the status of women in the West.The Excellent Doctor Blackwell tells a remarkable story, taking in the womens rights movement, the American Civil War and Elizabeths personal tragedy, with a fascinating cast of characters, from Abraham Lincoln to Florence Nightingale.

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