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The life of a Russian woman doctor : a Siberian memoir, 1869-1954 / Anna Bek ; translated and edited by Anne D. Rassweiler ; with a foreword and additional notes by Adele M. Lindenmeyr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bek, Anna Nikolaevna.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women physicians--Russia (Federation)--Siberia--Biography.
- Women physicians.
- Bek, Anna Nikolaevna.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Life of a Russian Woman Doctor by Anna Bek (1869--1954) yields rich insights into the lives of a generation of Russian women who lived at a time of revolutionary change, extraordinary challenges, and unprecedented opportunities. Written in a lively and compelling style, Anna Bek's memoir reveals not only the experiences but also the motives and values of women who sought education, independence, and self-sufficiency, the obstacles they encountered, and the influences of other women and men on their
- Contents:
- Cover; TOC; List of Illustrations; Forward; Chronology: The Life of Anna Nikolaevna Zhukova-Bek; Introduction; 1. Growing Up in the Transbaikal; 2. Student Life in St. Petersburg and France; 3. New Beginnings: Nerchinsk Zavod, St. Petersburg, Akasha; 4. Making a Career: Chita in War and Revolution; 5. The Highs and Lows of Working Life: Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-144) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-07137-8
- 0-253-11117-X
- OCLC:
- 475970579
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