The Doctors Blackwell Summary
Janice P. Nimura

The Doctors Blackwell Overview

The Doctors Blackwell is a nonfiction book by Janice P. Nimura. The book follows the lives of Elizabeth Blackwell and her younger sister Emily. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree, and Emily earned a medical degree just a few years later. The book follows their determination through adversity as they secured medical educations for themselves, and as they later worked to advance the overall cause of women in medicine. The book explores themes of misogyny, gender equality, independence, medicine, and history.