CBC - NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Students K-12 2017
Meet 21 determined women who have dedicated their lives to healing
others.
These courageous women from the 1800s to the present focused on finding
cures, tending the sick and wounded, and healing with science and
compassion. Readers meet groundbreakers such as Elizabeth Blackwell, the
first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States; Mary
Carson Breckinridge, the "nurse on horseback" who delivered babies in
the Appalachian Mountains; and heart surgeon Kathy Magliato, one of the
few women trained in heart transplant surgeries. Packed with photos,
informative sidebars, and including source notes and a bibliography,
this collection is an invaluable addition to any reader's bookshelf.