Justina Ford: Medical Pioneer

by Joyce B Lohse

Overview

Justina Ford was the first African American female physician to practice medicine in Colorado. Facing and overcoming the obstacles of race and gender bias, she spent half of a century, between 1902 and 1952, caring for people of all races, backgrounds, and circumstances.

True to her humanitarian spirit, Dr. Ford consistently put the needs of others before her own as she went about her work, delivering over 7,000 babies while caring for her patients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865410749
Publisher:	Filter Press
Publication date:	08/02/2004
Series:	Now You Know
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.68(w) x 8.34(h) x 0.17(d)
Age Range:	7 - 12 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author, Joyce B. Lohse, grew up in Illinois where she sometimes spent her school recess time writing stories and poems. She is the author of a dual biography of Colorado's first governor and his wife entitled, First Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of Colorado. She is happiest when researching and writing about the women of the West. Learn more at www.lohseworks.com.