Bibliograph

The doctor was a woman, stories of the first female physicians on the frontier, Chris Enss

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The doctor was a woman, stories of the first female physicians on the frontier, Chris Enss

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The doctor was a woman

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Chris Enss

Sub title

stories of the first female physicians on the frontier

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

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Stories of the first female physicians on the frontier

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