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Van Hoosen, Bertha Petticoat Surgeon
Chicago, Illinois, USA Peoples Book Club 1947 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Good Good John Alan Maxwell, cover art and endpapers
Grey cloth on boards. Volume is worn all edges some vague soil to covers. Jacket is worn on the edges, and rubbed at the spine folds. Now in clear cover. "Petticoat Surgeon is the life story of one of the most remarkable women living today - Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen, a woman who has risen to the heights of the medical profession despite every sort of obstacle, prejudice and discrimination, a woman whose career is a blazing example of feminine achievement." "Van Hoosen's book chronicles her early studies and career in medicine, as well as her extensive travels and encounters with physicians in Europe and Asia. Also highlighted are medical issues debated at the turn of the century such as care for unwed mothers, anesthesia for childbirth, discrimination against women doctors, and sex education in the public schools."
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14.00 USD
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