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Binns, Tristan Boyer, 1968-

Elizabeth Blackwell : first woman physician / Tristan Boyer Binns. - New York : Franklin Watts, c2005. - 111 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Great life stories .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [103]) and index.

A bright beginning -- A hard challenge -- Gaining experience -- Struggling to start -- New beginnings -- Challenges and successes -- War and opportunity -- Starting over -- London triumph -- Active until the end.

Presents a short biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, who in 1849 became the first women to earn a medical degree in the United States and discusses the challenges she faces and her efforts to provide better health care to women and children.

5.6 Follett Library Resources 5-8

ISBN: 0531124029 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004025233

Subjects--Personal Names:
Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910 --Juvenile literature.
Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910.
Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women physicians--England--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women physicians.
Women physicians--Biography.

LC Class. No.: R154.B623 / B54 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 610/.92 B