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THE EXCELLENT DOCTOR BLACKWELL IBD

JULIA BOYD
LUME BOOKS
04 / 2021
9781839012938
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Sinopsis

When British-born Elizabeth Blackwell earned her medical degree in America in 1849 there was an international outcry. Few at the time would have disagreed with the actress Fanny KembleâÇÖs remark - âÇÖWhat, trust a woman doctor - never!âÇÖYet by the time Dr Blackwell died in 1910 there were hundreds of women practising medicine on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks in no small part to her courage and determination. Using a treasure trove of primary sources, the book reveals how Elizabeth BlackwellâÇÖs pioneering efforts helped to fundamentally change the status of women in the West.The Excellent Doctor Blackwellátells a remarkable story, taking in the womenâÇÖs rights movement, the American Civil War and ElizabethâÇÖs personal tragedy, with a fascinating cast of characters, from Abraham Lincoln to Florence Nightingale.Praise foráThe Excellent Doctor Blackwell:âÇÖJulia Boyd resists the temptation to turn Blackwell into one of those old-fashioned feminist icons of the 1970s... the result is thorough and, above all, thoughtfulâÇÖ -áThe GuardianâÇÖOne can only hope that this excellent biography of an excellent doctor will help garner Blackwell the renown she has always deservedâÇÖ -áNew England Journal of MedicineâÇÖJulia BoydâÇÖs superb biography reveals B as a complex, tenacious and often frustrating character whose extraordinary single-mindedness changed our worldâÇÖ -áVictorian GeekJulia Boydáworked at the Victoria and Albert Museum before accompanying her diplomat husband on various foreign postings. An accomplished researcher, she has published a number of books includingáHannah Riddell: An Englishwoman in Japan, andáA Dance with the Dragon: the Vanished World of PekingâÇÖs Foreign Colony.