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Book Reading with Alice Rothchild, MD
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The journey of a 1950s good girl to an irreverent, feisty, feminist physician, Inspired and Outraged is the intimate memoir of Alice Rothchild from her adolescence to her mid-40s and the experiences that contributed to her passion and power as a doctor, an activist, and a woman. Compiling stories of her life in verse, Rothchild explores the events of her childhood, her training as an obstetrician-gynecologist, and her discovery of feminism as a guiding force in her life. Rothchild’s voice encapsulates her perseverance in the face of the male-dominated medical world and the shifting sexual politics of the late twentieth century. This memoir is both a record of the past and an urgent call to action.
"This free-verse autobiography is unique, compelling, enraging and inspiring. Through engaging and passionate poetry, feminist obstetrician-gynecologist Alice Rothchild powerfully recounts her experiences fighting for gender equity in medicine, reform in health care and justice in the world." (Ms. Magazine). Judy Norsigian and Jane Pincus, cofounders of Our Bodies Ourselves, write "This remarkable memoir depicts so eloquently the many challenges facing women going into medicine both back in the 1970s as well as more recently. It will surely inspire both young and old to speak truth to power as we seek to preserve our fragile democratic institutions."