Book Review: The Doctor Wore Petticoats by Chris Enss

Book Review: The Doctor Wore Petticoats by Chris Enss

The Doctor Wore Petticoats speaks of 12 different physicians (two of them dentists), their stories, their reasons for pursuing a career in medicine, the school(s) attended, tales of their families (and marriages, many of which failed), and the communities they served. At a time in history when men and women alike adamantly opposed female doctors, the forces against these pioneers were tremendous. Each chapter’s biography illustrates characteristics of perseverance, determination, confidence, and a lifelong dream of making a difference. 5 stars!

Old West Dentistry

Old West Dentistry

Dentistry in the Old West was dangerous… if a body could find a dentist.

Doc Holliday (of Tombstone and O.K. Corral fame) was a dentist– and a gambler.

Clay Allison attacked his dentist with intent to rip out the doc’s molar–“tooth for tooth.”