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.
Women physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. Women physicians--England--Biography--Juvenile literature. Women physicians. Women physicians--Biography.