A nonfiction picture book telling the inspiring story of Elizabeth Blackwell the first female doctor by the author of Elizabeth Leads the Way. In the 1830s when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up women were supposed to be wives and mothers. Some women could be teachers or seamstresses but career options were few. Certainly no women were doctors. But Elizabeth refused to accept the common beliefs that women werent smart enough to be doctors or that they were too weak for such hard work. And she would not take no for an answer. Although she faced much opposition she worked hard and finallywhen she graduated from medical school and went on to have a brilliant careerproved her detractors wrong. This inspiring story of the first female doctor shows how one strongwilled woman opened the doors for all the female doctors to come. Who Says Women Cant Be Doctors by Tanya Lee Stone is an NPR Best Book of 2013. This title has Common Core connections. show more