Lone Woman: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the First Woman Doctor.

by Dorothy Clarke Wilson

469 page book --The fascinating true story of Elizabeth Blackwell the first woman doctor..Written by dorothy Clarke wilson the widely known author of 15 previous books among them religious novels and non-fiction biographies of an inspirational nature..

Genres: Biography, Womens Studies, Nonfiction

469 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Dorothy Clarke Wilson (May 9, 1904 – March 26, 2003) was an American writer, perhaps best known for her novel Prince of Egypt (1949), which was a primary source for the Cecil B. DeMille film, The Ten Commandments (1956).

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Joe Rodeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Lone Woman* is an impressive biography about the first woman doctor. In the pre-Civil War days when women of refinement were expected to teach French and other ladylike things, the very notion of one becoming a doctor was appalling.

Elizabeth Blackwell was not just the first woman doctor, but she became a moving force with a passion for spreading the news about preventive medicine and sanitation. Those were the days when the doctor wiped his knife on his coat to clean it. She was also an activist against vivisection, the torture and exploitation of animals in the name of medicine.

As with the best non-fiction, the author recreates the era, around 1850, with masterful powers of description.

I very much enjoy medical discussion. This book really gets into it to the point of making the story a challenging read.

[thisepicepoch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the Abridged Version which was given as a gift to me, so can't really give it 5 stars now, can I?

As a medical student, this was highly informative and moving. The doctors that paved the way for where we are now, and how she stood as a Lone woman against an actual patriarchy is heavily inspiring.

A great motivational read for all medicos and girls!

[Cassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a lot of good information but it badly needed editing. It's as though the author included every single tidbit of information she could find about Elizabeth Blackwell, which made for a too-long and rather dry story. I did still find it worth having read the book.

[Kimberly Brooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good! I can't believe I've never heard of this woman. Every one knows of Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton, but Elizabeth Black, the first female doctor? Nope. But we should, she's amazing! And the author did a great job describing her life, challenges, and successes.

[Wendi Enright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing what she accomplished.

[Kerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

What an interesting story! I just feel inspired to do something great after reading about the determination of Elizabeth Blackwell, one of the very first women doctor's ever and in the 1800's! This story was in a collection by Reader's Digest. I bought this book as a decoration for my house, so I decided to read it :)

[Mom · Rating 2 out of 5]

The setting did not pull me in as most books do. I could not get into the story as I wanted to do.
It was good about letting you know what she went through to become a doctor. Too bad her sister did not have the same feelings, but she hung around and did the surgeries anyway.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

An inspiration! Elizabeth kept struggling on despite the forces against her. A few men helped her along but she was battling against years of prejudice.