Who says women can't be doctors? : the story of Elizabeth Blackwell

Author

Tanya Lee Stone

Call Number

• J COMPACT DISC 921 BLACKWELL (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Edition

CD w/Book.

Performers

Narrated by Jorjeana Marie.

Publication Information

[Norwalk, CT] : Weston Woods Studios, [2014]

Physical Description

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book ([40] pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm).

Summary

An introduction to the life and achievements of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American female doctor. Describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth-century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women.

Notes

Compact disc.

Accompanying book published New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2013.

Accompanying book illustrated by Marjorie Priceman.

Contents

• Track 1: Story with page-turn signals (9:22)
• Track 2: Story without page-turn signals (9:15)
• Track 3: Author's note read by Tanya Lee Stone (2:43).