Program Type:
Book ClubAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
Please join us to discuss " The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine" by Janice P. Nimura. 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. Paper copies of the book are limited- available in the library's digital collection(CloudLibrary & Hoopla). Registration is required. Please call, email, or inquire at your branch for more information.
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