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Janice P Nimura

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1) Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back

Author

Nimura, Janice P

Language

English

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eBook
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Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
2015	OverDrive	W. W. Norton & Company	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

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2015	W. W. Norton & Company	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

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Rawlings Branch - SCLOAN

WR 920.72 N

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2016.	W.W. Norton & Company	336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm	English	On Shelf Rawlings Branch - SCLOAN WR 920.72 N	More Info Place Hold

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A New York Times Notable Book of 2015

"Surprising and richly satisfying" (Megan Marshall); "beautifully crafted...subtle, polished, and poised" (Stacy Schiff).

In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan.

Raised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of civil

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2) The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine

Author

Nimura, Janice P

Publisher

HighBridge

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

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2021	OverDrive	HighBridge	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview Part 1 Preview From the book

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Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of "ordinary" womanhood. Though the world at first recoiled at the notion of a woman studying medicine, her intelligence and intensity ultimately won her the acceptance of the male medical establishment. In 1849, she became the first woman in America to receive an MD. She was soon joined in her iconic achievement by her younger sister, Emily, who was...

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