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Title details for Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone - Available

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?

The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell

by Tanya Lee Stone
Marjorie Priceman
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The inspiring story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor, by the author of Elizabeth Leads the Way.

In the 1830s, when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up, women were supposed to be wives and mothers. Some women could be teachers or seamstresses, but career options were few. Certainly no women were doctors.But Elizabeth refused to accept the common beliefs that women weren't smart enough to be doctors, or that they were too weak for such hard work. And she would not take no for an answer. Although she faced much opposition, she worked hard and finally―when she graduated from medical school and went on to have a brilliant career―proved her detractors wrong. This inspiring story of the first female doctor shows how one strong-willed woman opened the doors for all the female doctors to come.

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  • Release date

    September 20, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780545837118
      • File size: 4383 KB
      • Duration: 00:09:07

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 560
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Jorjeana Marie invites listeners into this biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S., in 1849. Marie highlights the determination of the young Blackwell, who even slept on a floor "to toughen herself up." Background music conveys the period, and the soundscape aids in depicting Blackwell's reality--the laughing of those who doubted her, excerpts from the letters of the 28 medical schools that rejected her before she was accepted at Hobart, and the jeering of her fellow students. Marie's narration warms with pride at Elizabeth's eventual successes. At the end, when a male doctor expresses his hope that Blackwell will be the last female in the profession, Marie confidently tells young listeners: ". . . but as you know, she certainly was NOT." S.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 4, 2013
      “You might find this hard to believe, but there once was a time when girls weren’t allowed to become doctors,” opens this smart and lively biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America. Stone develops Blackwell’s personality through childhood anecdotes—as a child Blackwell once slept on a hard floor just “to toughen herself up”—before detailing her career path. Priceman’s typically graceful lines and bright gouache paintings make no bones about who’s on the wrong side of history: those who object to Blackwell’s achievements are portrayed as hawkish ladies and comically perturbed twerps in tailcoats. Ages 5–up. Author’s agent: Rosemary Stimola, Stimola Literary Studio.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:560
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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