Something to prove
Subtitle: a daughter's journey to fulfill a father's legacy : a memoir
By: Yvonne S. Thornton ; with Anita Bartholomew
Contributors: Bartholomew, Anita
Publisher: Kaplan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781607147244
Subjects: Women gynecologists; Women physicians; Colleges and universities; Universities and colleges; Faculty; Obstetricians; African Americans; Biography
Description: Describes how the lessons of the author's father helped her through the biases and setbacks she experienced while trying to become the first African-American woman to be board certified in maternal-fetal medicine.
Table of contents: title: The sub-basement and the glass ceiling; title: There's a call for Dr. Thornton; title: Learning to play the game; title: Mommy's wish; Daddy's voice; title: Borrowed time; title: Keep an eye on the team for me; title: Can I still have a baby?; title: Reality: check; title: MAy be the future be as kind and honest to you; title: Goin' up yonder; title: Polishing the legacy; title: No good deed; title: Mystery solved; title: A colossal prayer; title: Biding my time; title: They're not coming; title: Picking up the mantle; title: Epilogue.