{"product_id":"bold-women-of-medicine-21-stories-of-astounding-discoveries-daring-surgeries-and-healing-breakthroughs-9781641605700","title":"Bold Women of Medicine: 21 Stories of Astounding","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCBC - NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Students K-12 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet 21 determined women who have dedicated their lives to healing others.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These courageous women from the 1800s 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. \u003cb\u003ePacked with photos, informative sidebars, and including source notes and a bibliography, this collection is an invaluable addition to any reader’s bookshelf.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Gina Routh, D.O.: Shaped by Experiences\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: “Go tomorrow to the hospital to see the She Doctors!”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Bold Pioneers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Florence Nightingale: Victorian Rule Breaker\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Blackwell: Medical Pioneer\u003cbr\u003e Clara Barton: Bold Angel\u003cbr\u003e Marie Zakrzewska: Woman’s Spirited Ally\u003cbr\u003e Rebecca Lee Crumpler and Rebecca Cole: First African American Women Physicians\u003cbr\u003e Mary Edwards Walker: Gutsy Surgeon in Pants\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Medical Women Making Headway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bertha Van Hoosen: Unstoppable Petticoat Surgeon\u003cbr\u003e Susan La Flesche Picotte: A Bridge Between Worlds\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Kenny: Dogged Nurse from the Outback\u003cbr\u003e Mary Carson Breckinridge: Mountaineer Nurse on Horseback\u003cbr\u003e Helen Taussig: From Blue to a Lovely Shade of Pink\u003cbr\u003e Virginia Apgar: The Apgar Score\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: And Today Still Fighting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Catherine Hamlin: The Fistula Pilgrims\u003cbr\u003e Edna Adan Ismail: The Dump That Became a Hospital\u003cbr\u003e Anne Brooks: Sister Doctor with Attitude\u003cbr\u003e Jerri Nielsen: Icy Courage\u003cbr\u003e Kathy Magliato: A Persistent Heart\u003cbr\u003e Bonnie Mason: Taking It to the Nth Dimension\u003cbr\u003e Adele Levine: A Leap of Faith\u003cbr\u003e Sherrie Ballantine-Talmadge: Back on the Field!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49534287872343,"sku":"9781641605700","price":11.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781641605700.jpg?v=1731894305","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bold-women-of-medicine-21-stories-of-astounding-discoveries-daring-surgeries-and-healing-breakthroughs-9781641605700","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}