CBC - NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Students K-12 2017
Meet 21 determined women who have dedicated their lives to healing
others. In the 19th century, Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton--the
"Lady with the Lamp" and the "Angel of the Battlefield"--earned their
nicknames by daring to enter battlefields to aid wounded soldiers,
forever changing the standards of medicine. Modern-day medical heroines
such as Bonnie Simpson Mason, who harnessed the challenges of her
chronic illness and founded an organization to introduce women and
minorities to orthopedic surgery, and Kathy Magliato, who jumped the
hurdles to become a talented surgeon in the male-dominated arena of
heart transplants, will inspire any young reader interested in the art,
science, and lifechanging applications of medicine. Lovers of adventure
will follow Mary Carson Breckinridge, the "nurse on horseback" who
delivered babies in the Appalachian Mountains and believed that
everyone, including our poorest and most vulnerable citizens, deserve
good health care, and Jerri Nielsen, the doctor stationed in Antarctica
who, cut off from help, had to bravely treat her own breast cancer.
These and 15 other daring women inspire with their courage, persistence,
and belief in the power of both science and compassion.
Packed with photos and informative sidebars and including source notes
and a bibliography, Bold Women of Medicine is an invaluable addition
to any student's or aspiring doctor or nurse's bookshelf.