Ella Drake’s Reviews > A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor > Status Update

The hardships Susan faced before she even began to learn was quite common for women. But I have a feeling she finds an away to get on the train and become to doctor her people need her to be.

I really enjoyed the fact that Susan worked so hard as a teen to get to where she wanted. I am impressed that a school like that would exist in Virginia. I can’t wait to see what she does.

I like the exploration of another person who overall impacts who Susan becomes. I also like how these women are all real and they all did amazing things with their lives.

The idea that bright eyes was a translator and was considered magical and feminine by the white community she interacted with is insane to me.

I enjoy getting to understand the parts of Susan‘s life that led up to who she became as a person. I like being able to hear what is going on in her life not just to her but to the Native Americans around her. It really shows the people around her and what she was taught, and what she may become, and what has given her the power to become.

I enjoyed the history of how she came about and what she grew up with and around. It makes it easier to understand who she was and imagine what her personality was like.