Medicine Woman

'Doc' Susan Anderson set out to prove that 'a woman could be a good doctor'. She did so in the most difficult surroundings: America's Wild West.


An audio long read of the article published in the December issue of History Today. You can read the article online here, or buy a copy of the issue from our website.


Written by Susan Jonusas. Read by Greig Johnson.


Music: Jan Morgenstern


Image: Susan Anderson, c.1900. Wikimedia/Creative Commons.



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