Pearl, M.D.
Pearl M.D. relates how a female physician overcame a tragic mistake to build a successful practice and new life in 1880's North Carolina. Pearl M.D, by Marie Bartlett, illustrates the accomplishments and struggles of Pearl Stern, North Carolina's first female physician. The novel starts with an emergency: a pregnant woman, bleeding uncontrollably, gets rushed into her clinic. Pearl tries and fails to save her life, earning the hatred of her husband, a kn...
