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Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention by Carrie A. Pearson

December 14, 2022 by BlackRaven 7 Comments

Virginia Wouldn’t Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention is another read online via Edelweiss that was mostly there. Carrie A. Pearson’s book was more fleshed out than the other sample I read, and perhaps is one of the best biographies of an unknown person I have read. And of course, I will find a copy when it comes out to fill in the plot points missing. Dr. Virginia Apgar would invent a test that would help doctors evaluate newborns and their health, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century, Apgar score, Carrie A. Pearson, medical, medicine, Nancy Carpenter, science and math, surgeons, Virginia Apgar, women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:603 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century, Apgar score, Carrie A. Pearson, medical, medicine, Nancy Carpenter, science and math, surgeons, Virginia Apgar, women ·
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