Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
In the land of invisible women In the land of invisible women Qanta Ahmed The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, becomes an outcast in mot… OL11902918W
Women gain a place in medicine Women gain a place in medicine Edythe Lutzker Traces the struggles of five women in the nineteenth century -- Sophia Jex-Blake, Edith Pechey, Isabel Thorne, Matilda Chaplin, Helen Evans -- as they fought to make medical education available to fe… OL149679W
Healers and researchers Healers and researchers Judy McClure Presents short biographical profiles of women notable for their contributions to medicine, from cardiologist Maude Abbott to physician and educator Marie Zakrzewska. OL16031141W
Women pioneers of medical research Women pioneers of medical research King-Thom Chung "This book profiles 25 women who have made significant contributions to medical research. Each profile includes a general introduction and childhood, her formal education, her most valuable contribut… OL18652811W
Health and science Health and science Jenny Bryan Examines the participation of women in medical and scientific discoveries and in the growth of health care in France, Great Britain, and the United States through the lives of Marie Curie, Cicely Sau… OL1885121W
Leaders in medicine Leaders in medicine Shaun Hunter Chronicles the lives and achievements of pioneering women in medicine, including cardiologist Helen Brook Taussig, pathologist Alice Hamilton, psychoanalyst Anna Freud, and medical researcher Florenc… OL1960888W
Extraordinary women of medicine Extraordinary women of medicine Darlene R. Stille Presents biographical sketches highlighting the contributions of women, mostly American, to the field of medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. OL1997657W
Adventures of a female medical detective Adventures of a female medical detective Mary E. Guinan "In 1974, a young doctor arrived at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with one goal in mind: to help eradicate smallpox. The only woman physician in her class in the Epidemic Intelligenc… OL20025881W
A biographical dictionary of women healers A biographical dictionary of women healers Laurie Scrivener,J. Suzanne Barnes,Cecelia M. Brown,Dana Tuley-Williams "Women have always been healers. They have helped one another through the birthing process, nursed the sick and wounded, and sought cures for illnesses and injuries. This book summarizes the lives of… OL23744784W
Women in Medicine Women in Medicine Tammy Gagne 48 pages : 24 cm OL25408557W
Women in medicine Women in medicine Jacqueline C. Kent Profiles eight women who broke gender, racial, and other barriers to become doctors. OL2702180W
Women and medicine Women and medicine Beatrice Levin "Biographical chapters look at the lives and accomplishments of Elizabeth Blackwell, Janet Travell, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Rosalyn Yalow, and Marie Curie, as well as numerous other pioneers. Women and M… OL4626212W
The making of a woman surgeon The making of a woman surgeon Morgan, Elizabeth A woman surgeon describes her experiences and the problems she encountered in medical school, internship and residency. OL4986986W
The Healer's Calling The Healer's Calling Rebecca J. Tannenbaum "This book, the first to describe women medical practitioners other than midwives in the colonial period, emphasizes that medical care was part of every woman's work. The Healer's Calling uses memora… OL8382272W