Jensen, Kimberly, 1958-

Oregon's doctor to the world : Esther Pohl Lovejoy and a life in activism / Kimberly Jensen. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

Lessons in constructive resistance -- Becoming a woman physician -- Golden hopes for family and career -- City health and the business of women -- Women, politics, and power -- The First World War and transnational activism -- Candidate Lovejoy and a shopgirl's rise -- The quay at Smyrna and beyond -- Feminist transnational activism and international health.

Reveals the life of an extraordinary medical and political pioneer, Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, in an engaging story of her triumph over formidable obstacles.



9780295804408

2012026726


Lovejoy, Esther Pohl, 1869-1967.


Women physicians--Oregon--Biography.
Women physicians--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

R692 / .O744 2012