The Doctor Was a Woman: Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier
The Doctor Was a Woman: Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier
Author: Chris Enss
Book Binding: Hardcover
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"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 ten amazing women, including the first female surgeon of Texas, the first female doctor to be convicted of manslaughter in an abortion-related maternal death, and the first woman physician to serve on a State Board of Health.
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The Doctor Was a Woman: Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier
Book Categories:
- Women in History
- Women's Biographies
- U.S. State & Local History
Number of Pages: 192
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