Mary Breckinridge: The Frontier Nursing Service and Rural Health in Appalachia
"Goan provides a well-researched historical account that draws from numerous primary and secondary sources to describe Breckenridge's successes and failings as a reformer."--Journal of Appalachian Studies"Throughout her carefully documented book, Goan engages with the works of other scholars of nursing, women and reform, scientific medicine, and Appalachian studies."--Journal of Southern History"Enmeshes the personal and public lives of this charismatic figure and brings her to life."--Nursing Ethics"Well written and well researched. . . . Appropriate for scholars in the history of medicine, nursing, labor, and women and should be required reading for students in each of these disciplines. . . . Highly recommend[ed]."--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"Highly recommended."--Midwest Book Review"Highly recommended."--Choice