num_pages: 368
description: In a dazzling American success story, and against all odds, Dr. Joycelyn Elders rose from an impoverished childhood as the great granddaughter of slaves to the highest medical position in the nation. Here is her inspiring life story, told with the candor and conviction that has fueled her controversial views on such subjects as abortion, sex education and drug legalization, and has made her a champion for the poor, people of color and women.
language: English
title: Joycelyn Elders, M.D. : From Sharecropper's Daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America
titlecomplete: Joycelyn Elders, M.D. : From Sharecropper's Daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Feminism, Medical, Memoir
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Harper Perennial