Readers learn in sometimes fulsome detail about the limits of “heroic medicine” - the delivery of treatments that had demonstrable effects. Despite the periodic narrative detours, the book moves at a lively pace. Nimura often sidesteps details of the Blackwells’ private lives and at times presents too much information, particularly about their clothing and residences. "The Doctors Blackwell" also opens up a sense of possibility - you don't always have to mean well on all fronts in order to do a lot of good. But Nimura, by digging into their deeds and their lives, finds those discrepancies and idiosyncrasies that yield a memorable portrait. Reception Ī culture that valorizes heroes insists on consistency, and the Blackwell sisters liked to see themselves as unwavering stewards of lofty ideas. The book has eight "positive" reviews, eleven "rave" reviews, and one "mixed" review, according to review aggregator Book Marks. Nimura that examines Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell. The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine is a 2021 book by Janice P.
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