02584cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000560012524500590018126400510024030000470029133600260033833700260036433800360039050000310042650801760045752012830063353400720191665300510198865300540203970000390209385600710213285600430220367504UtSlPG20260610134547.0mcr n260607r20221924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a24010515  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aR1 aZakrzewska, Marie E.q(Marie Elizabeth),d1829-190212aA Woman's Quest: The life of Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-02-26  aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"A Woman's Quest: The Life of Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D." edited by Agnes C. Vietor, M.D. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This biographical work follows the remarkable life of Dr. Marie E. Zakrzewska, an early female physician, and highlights her efforts in pioneering women's roles in medicine during a tumultuous era for women's rights. The narrative addresses her journey from childhood through education and her struggles to establish women's hospitals while advocating for women's rights in the medical field.  The opening of the biography presents Dr. Zakrzewska's motivations for sharing her life story, emphasizing the importance of self-determination among women. It covers her early memories in Berlin, touching upon notable anecdotes from her childhood that reveal her evolving character and ambitions. The narrative sets the stage for her passion for medicine, influenced by her mother's work as a midwife, and hints at her future struggles against societal norms that sought to limit women's roles within the professional sphere. This introduction captures both the challenges she faced and her unwavering determination to make a significant impact in medicine for future generations of women. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: D. Appleton and Company, 1924  aWomen physicians -- United States -- Biography  aZakrzewska, Marie E. (Marie Elizabeth), 1829-19021 aVietor, Agnes C.q(Agnes Cæcilia)4 uhttps://archive.org/details/56411390R.nlm.nih.gov/page/n9/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67504