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Elizabeth Blackwell: Trailblazing Woman Doctor

AUTHOR Doeden, Matt
PUBLISHER Lerner Publications (Tm) (08/01/2021)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Library Binding)

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Elizabeth Blackwell shattered the glass ceiling in medicine as the first woman doctor. After her father's death, she used her unusually high level of education to earn a living. Blackwell began working as a teacher while saving up for medical school. The rejection letters piled up, but she persisted until she was admitted to Geneva University. Life still wasn't easy once she had her diploma. She had to fight sexism and challenge stereotypes about women in the medical field.

Hoping to break down barriers for other aspiring women physicians, Blackwell opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary and the London School of Medicine for Women. These schools were specifically for women and offered extensive training to help them in the medical field. Read about Blackwell's life and her lasting legacy in medicine.

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ISBN-13: 9781728404486
ISBN-10: 1728404487
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 48
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 7.10 x 0.40 x 9.10 inches
Weight: 0.61 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
Grade Level: 4th Grade - 9th Grade
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Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: B
Library of Congress Control Number: 2020042745
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Elizabeth Blackwell shattered the glass ceiling in medicine as the first woman doctor. After her father's death, she used her unusually high level of education to earn a living. Blackwell began working as a teacher while saving up for medical school. The rejection letters piled up, but she persisted until she was admitted to Geneva University. Life still wasn't easy once she had her diploma. She had to fight sexism and challenge stereotypes about women in the medical field.

Hoping to break down barriers for other aspiring women physicians, Blackwell opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary and the London School of Medicine for Women. These schools were specifically for women and offered extensive training to help them in the medical field. Read about Blackwell's life and her lasting legacy in medicine.

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