In the 1830s, when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up, women were supposed to be wives and mothers. Some women could be teachers or seamstresses, but career options were few. Certainly no women were doctors. But Elizabeth refused to accept the common beliefs that women weren't smart enough to be doctors, or that they were too weak for hard work. And she would not take no for an answer. Although she faced much opposition, she worked hard and finally-when she graduated from medical school and went on to have a brilliant career-proved her detractors wrong. This inspiring story of the first female doctor shows how one strong-willed woman opened the doors for all the female doctors to come. A Christy Ottaviano Book

A nonfiction picture book telling the inspiring story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor.

About the Author
Tanya Lee Stone has received such accolades as the ALA Robert F. Sibert Award, SCBWI Golden Kite Award, Bank Street's Flora Steiglitz Straus Award, and the Jane Addams Children's Book, Boston Globe-Horn Book, and NCTE Orbis Pictus honors. She is the author of Elizabeth Leads the Way and Almost Astronauts. tanyastone.com Marjorie Priceman has twice received Caldecott Honors, one for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! and one for Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride, which she both wrote and illustrated. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


Book Information
ISBN 9781250183392
Author Tanya Lee Stone
Format Paperback
Page Count 40
Imprint St Martin's Press
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 172g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 217mm * 2mm