Bold Women of Medicine: 21 Stories of Astounding Discoveries, Daring Surgeries, and Healing Breakthroughs Volume 20

by Susan M. Latta

Book Overview

CBC - NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Students K-12 2017

Meet 21 determined women who have dedicated their lives to healing others. In the 19th century, Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton--the "Lady with the Lamp" and the "Angel of the Battlefield"--earned their nicknames by daring to enter battlefields to aid wounded soldiers, forever changing the standards of medicine. Modern-day medical heroines such as Bonnie Simpson...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1613734379
• ISBN13: 9781613734377
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12