Lisa’s Reviews > Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century > Status Update

“All ten of us can relate to the challenges of being black women in medicine, but there are unique barriers that come with being African American. In particular the historical deprivation of education and financial opportunities still makes it difficult for African Americans to access the medical profession today. This is a burden that my fellow black female classmates can’t carry with me.”