Resumen |
THEY DARED TO BE DOCTORS IS THE BOOK RECOMMENDED FOR BACKGROUND READING IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 ( A REVISED SYLLABUS FOR 1967).
THE BOOK TELLS THE INSPIRING STORY OF TWO WOMEN, ELIZABETH BLACKWELL AND ELIZABETH GARRET ANDERSON, AND OF THEIR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, WHO SUPPORTED THEM BY THEIR STRUGGLE TO GAIN RECOGNITION FOR THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO PRACTISE MEDICINE. |