Description |
xii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Jenny Murphy: Yankton Doctor of Medicine -- Lillian Heath: Wyoming Surgeon -- Eliza Cook: First Licensed Woman Doctor in Nevada -- Emma French: The Railroad Doctor -- Bessie Efner: Open Range Doctor -- Bethenia Owens: Northwest Physician -- Lucy Hobbs: Pioneer Dental Heroine -- Fannie Dunn Quain: Physician Fighting Lung Disease -- Harriet Belcher: Beloved Santa Barbara Doctor -- Romania Pratt: First Woman to Practice Medicine in Utah -- Sofie Herzog: Woman Railroad Surgeon -- Helen MacKnight Doyle: The Resolute Doctor -- Elizabeth McDonald Watson: Soldier of the Living. |
Summary |
"The long-awaited follow up title to Chris Enss's bestselling Doctor Wore Petticoats, profiles 10 new female physicians of the Old West, published in time for Women's History Month. Given the media coverage during the 2020 pandemic, the celebration of the heroics of health care workers and women's work are trending subjects"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Women physicians -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Physicians -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Medicine -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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Women physicians.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Added Title |
Stories of the first female physicians on the frontier |
Other Form: |
Online version: Enss, Chris. Doctor was a woman Essex, Connecticut : TwoDot, [2024] 9781493062935 (DLC) 2023032064 |
ISBN |
9781493062928 hardcover |
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1493062921 hardcover |
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9781493062935 electronic book |
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