I read about Elizabeth Blackwell. She was the first female doctor. Her parents didn't see her dream of becoming a doctor as a realistic idea and were not supportive of her. She was rejected by the medical schools she applied to. The school that finally accepted her did so believing it was a practical joke. School was hard because the teachers believed that women should stay at home and not pursue a career. At that time, it was believed that the female mind was inferior. Once she had graduated from medical school, very few people were willing to let her practice medicine on them simply because she was a female. The book did not say if she had any mentors.
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