Bibliograph

Susan LaFlesche Picotte, by Diane Bailey

Type

Label

Susan LaFlesche Picotte, by Diane Bailey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography (pages [135]-137)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Susan LaFlesche Picotte

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1162989145

Responsibility statement

by Diane Bailey

Series statement

Discovering history's heroes

Summary

Susan LaFlesche Picotte was the first Native American doctor in the United States. She dedicated her life to working with Native American populations, battling epidemics from smallpox to tuberculosis that ravaged reservations during the final decades of the 19th century

Table Of Contents

A plea for help -- Born with the buffalo -- From prairie to coast -- An important friend -- Following a dream -- "It is splendid" -- Dr. Sue -- Making history -- No complaints -- Doing her duty -- Bridging a gap -- A lantern in the window -- Fighting a terrible enemy -- On her own -- "We have suffered enough" -- For everyone's good -- Final days -- An arrow to the future

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Susan LaFlesche Picotte, pioneering doctor

Creator