Elizabeth Blackwell: Physician and Health Educator

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by Deborah Kent

Introduces the life and accomplishments of noted physician and health educator, Elizabeth Blackwell.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.

Reviews

[Paige · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just read this for information for my NHD project, but it gave me a lot of information on her.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Introduces the life and accomplishments of noted physician and health educator, Elizabeth Blackwell.