Bibliograph

Bold women of medicine, 21 stories of astounding discoveries, daring surgeries, and healing breakthroughs, Susan M. Latta

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Bold women of medicine, 21 stories of astounding discoveries, daring surgeries, and healing breakthroughs, Susan M. Latta

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bold women of medicine

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Susan M. Latta

Sub title

21 stories of astounding discoveries, daring surgeries, and healing breakthroughs

Summary

Stories of twenty-one courageous women from the 1800's to the present focused on finding cures, tending the sick and wounded, and healing with science and compassion. Readers meet groundbreakers such as Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States; Mary Carson Breckinridge, the "nurse on horseback" who delivered babies in the Appalachian Mountains; and heart surgeon Kathy Magliato, one of the few women trained in heart transplant surgeries. Packed with photos, informative sidebars, and including source notes and a bibliography, this collection is an invaluable addition to any reader's bookshelf

Target audience

adult

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