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My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

3.0

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Mary Sutter is a young woman from Albany who wishes to become a doctor in pre-Civil War America, long before this was thought possible. She trained as a mid-wife with her mother, but somehow midwifery was not like medicine. Luckily for her, the Civil War starts and she jumps a train and heads south. She meets resistance frequently, but is persistent and eventually gets what she wants - to work as a doctor.

This was a pleasurable read, not a typical historial romance novel, but an actual well researched story. I enjoyed it. Thanks, Ms. Oliveira!