February 3rd marks National Women's Physician Day, honoring female physicians and recognizing their accomplishments and struggles, encouraging more women to enter the field, and celebrating past achievements such as Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the US in 1849 and recent studies show that female physicians have better patient outcomes and higher patient satisfaction scores, despite facing challenges in balancing family responsibilities and career advancement.
Women’s achievements and contributions have been routinely neglected, overlooked or misattributed. In my new book, I tell the story of 1,000 of these extraordinary characters missing from history. Here are just a few
Bettmann // Getty Images The feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s reminded the world that women have always played important historical roles, despite often being overlooked. But even in the 21st century, many popular history books are written by .