Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

About this film

LibriVox recording of Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women by Elizabeth Blackwell. Read in English by PhyllisV A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to a medical school (at one point she is advised to disguise herself as a male). She details her experiences while in the process of obtaining her degree, and her work both with patients and administratively, helping to found medical schools and hospitals for women. Summary by Phyllis Vincelli For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (299MB)

Directors & creators

Elizabeth Blackwell

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;womens studies; women and medicine; trailblazers

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