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Inkberry Books: June 5th


FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

Opening reception for artist Maite Russell from 5:00 - 6:30.

AUTHOR READING

7:00 PM

Author Lydia Reeder

The Cure for Women


After Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school, more women sought opportunities to study medicine. Barred entrance to medical schools like Harvard, women built their own prestigious medical schools and hospitals. The success of these institutions provoked a strong backlash from male physicians, who argued 

that women should never attend college or join the medical profession, claiming that their menstrual cycles rendered them too fragile for anything but motherhood.

In this tumult, the brilliant Mary Putnam Jacobi, a protegee of Elizabeth Blackwell and the daughter of New York publisher George Palmer Putnam, discovered her passion for science. With a sharp mind and magnetic charm, Jacobi was the first woman accepted into the renowned Sorbonne medical school in Paris, where she graduated with the highest honors. As one of the most well-educated doctors in the world, she returned to New York for the fight of her life. Aided by other prominent women physicians and suffragists, Jacobi conducted the first data-driven, scientific research on women's reproductive biology. Her findings challenged key myths about women’s health and shook the foundations of medical science and higher education.

The Cure for Women uncovers the rise of sexist science in 19th-century America and the ensuing fight for control over women’s bodies and lives.

About the Author

Lydia's first book, the award-winning Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team that Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory (Algonquin Books), is a thrilling account of the origins of women's competitive basketball set in Oklahoma during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl.

Her new book, The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine that Changed 

Women's Lives Forever, was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and received rave reviews from Publisher's Weekly, The New York Times, and BookPage.

In addition, Lydia spent many years developing eLearning programs for continuing education in nursing and healthcare. She lives in Denver with her husband and five cats.