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A New York Times Bestseller!

"No women need apply." Western towns looking for a local doctor during the frontier era often concluded their advertisements in just that manner. Yet apply they did. And in small towns all over the West, highly trained women from medical colleges in the East took on the post of local doctor to great acclaim. In this new book, author Chris Enss offers a glimpse into the fascinating lives of fourteen of these amazing women. This edition includes 4 new chapters on pioneering female physicians.

The Doctor Was a Woman: Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier

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A New York Times Bestseller!"No women need apply." Western towns looking for a local doctor during the frontier era often... Read more

    Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
    Publication Date: 06/02/2024
    ISBN13: 9781493062928, 978-1493062928
    ISBN10: 1493062921

    Number of Pages: 192

    Non Fiction , History

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    A New York Times Bestseller!

    "No women need apply." Western towns looking for a local doctor during the frontier era often concluded their advertisements in just that manner. Yet apply they did. And in small towns all over the West, highly trained women from medical colleges in the East took on the post of local doctor to great acclaim. In this new book, author Chris Enss offers a glimpse into the fascinating lives of fourteen of these amazing women. This edition includes 4 new chapters on pioneering female physicians.

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