The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire life
Margaret Anne Bulkey desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.
Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce tempter, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.
But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should every learn...
| ISBN: | 9781782692782 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2020 |
| Author: | Lisa Williamson |
| Illustrator: | Amerigo Pinelli |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Children's Books an imprint of Steerforth Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 137 pages |
| Series: | True Adventures |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography History Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+ Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism |