Dorothy in a Man's World: A Victorian Woman Physician's Trials and Triumphs

In the male-dominated world of medicine, she dared to step forward and fight for fairness graduating from Johns Hopkins Medical School with honors in the year 1900. But for physician Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, MD, the battle for equality was just beginning.

In the name of improving the standards of care for women and infants, she faced the scorn of prejudiced doctors in an establishment marked by its unwillingness to change. Still, through the Gilded Age, two World Wars, and beyond, she kept up her fight in the process, discovering new breakthroughs and saving lives, all while outperforming many of her male peers.

Dorothy in a Man s World is an inside look at the life and career of Dr. Mendenhall, from her not-so-humble beginnings, to the tenacity that drove her long and groundbreaking career in research, pathology, and maternal and child health.

Documented by physician and pathologist Dr. Peter Dawson, this biographical tribute to one of medicine s great female pioneers showcases the struggles women faced to make a name for themselves in the world of health care in addition to the drastic improvements which have been made in the specific area of care for women and their infants.