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Oregon's doctor to the world : Esther Pohl Lovejoy and a life in activism / Kimberly Jensen.

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

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Jensen, Kimberly, 1958-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Lovejoy, Esther Pohl, > 1869-1967. Women physicians > Oregon > Biography. Women physicians > United States > Biography. Lovejoy, Esther Pohl, > 1869-1967 Women physicians. Oregon. United States. Electronic book. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

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.