From: The Historian | Date: March 22, 1993| Author: Palmieri, Patricia A. | COPYRIGHT 1993 Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In this interesting and readable book, Thomas Neville Bonner places the late nineteenth-century quest for women's medical training in international perspective. Although structured around a traditional generational theme of pioneers breaking into the medical profession, the book's originality lies in the fascinating case studies of European and Russian nation-state politics (liberal and conservative) that governed women's entry into medical higher education. For example, the advanc...