Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137).
Contents
A plea for help -- Born with the buffalo -- From prairie to coast -- An important friend -- Following a dream -- "It is splendid" -- Dr. Sue -- Making history -- No complaints -- Doing her duty -- Bridging a gap -- A lantern in the window -- Fighting a terrible enemy -- On her own -- "We have suffered enough" -- For everyone's good -- Final days -- An arrow to the future.
Summary
Susan LaFlesche Picotte was the first Native American doctor in the United States. She dedicated her life to working with Native American populations, battling epidemics from smallpox to tuberculosis that ravaged reservations during the final decades of the 19th century.