Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women, credited to Elizabeth Blackwell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women by Elizabeth Blackwell. Read in English by PhyllisV A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to a medical school (at one point she is advised to disguise herself as a male). She details her experiences while in the process of obtaining her degree, and her work both with patients and administratively, helping to found medical schools and hospitals for women. Summary by Phyllis Vincelli

Recording facts

• Recording title: Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
• Author credits: Elizabeth Blackwell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 29
• Listed recording duration: 10:51:41

Catalogue topics

• womens studies
• women and medicine
• trailblazers

Opening tracks: first 24 of 29

1. 01 - Chapter 1 Part 1 - Early Life in England 1821 — 16:20
2. 02 - Chapter 1 Part 2 - Early Life in England 1821 — 25:50
3. 03 - Chapter 1 Part 3 - Early Life in England 1821 — 18:56
4. 04 - Chapter 2 Part 1 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847 — 17:47
5. 05 - Chapter 2 Part 2 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847 — 18:13
6. 06 - Chapter 2 Part 3 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847 — 22:08
7. 07 - Chapter 2 Part 4 - Earning Money for Medical Study 1845 - 1847 — 22:51
8. 08 - Chapter 3 Part 1 - Study in America 1847 - 1849 — 21:12
9. 09 - Chapter 3 Part 2 - Study in America 1847 - 1849 — 20:00
10. 10 - Chapter 3 Part 3 - Study in America 1847 - 1849 — 22:40
11. 11 - Chapter 3 Part 4 - Study in America 1847 - 1849 — 30:43
12. 12 - Chapter 4 Part 1 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 24:03
13. 13 - Chapter 4 Part 2 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 25:03
14. 14 - Chapter 4 Part 3 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 21:50
15. 15 - Chapter 4 Part 4- Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 28:52
16. 16 - Chapter 4 Part 5 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 27:56
17. 17 - Chapter 4 Part 6 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 28:27
18. 18 - Chapter 4 Part 7 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 30:14
19. 19 - Chapter 4 Part 8 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 29:18
20. 20 - Chapter 4 Part 9 - Study in Europe 1849 - 1851 — 32:40
21. 21 - Chapter 5 Part 1 - Practical Work in America — 22:57
22. 22 - Chapter 5 Part 2 - Practical Work in America — 29:05
23. 23 - Chapter 6 Part 1 - England Revisited 1858 — 21:38
24. 24 - Chapter 6 - Part 2 - England Revisited 1858 — 30:53

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