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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457524703321

Autore

Bek Anna Nikolaevna

Titolo

The Life of a Russian Woman Doctor [[electronic resource] ] : A Siberian Memoir, 1869-1954

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-07137-8

0-253-11117-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RassweilerAnne Dickason

LindenmeyrAdele

Disciplina

610.6952092

610/.92

Soggetti

Women physicians - Russia (Federation) - Siberia

Physicians, Women

History, 20th Century

History, 19th Century

Personal Narrative

Siberia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; TOC; List of Illustrations; Forward; Chronology: The Life of Anna Nikolaevna Zhukova-Bek; Introduction; 1. Growing Up in the Transbaikal; 2. Student Life in St. Petersburg and France; 3. New Beginnings: Nerchinsk Zavod, St. Petersburg, Akasha; 4. Making a Career: Chita in War and Revolution; 5. The Highs and Lows of Working Life: Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Life of a Russian Woman Doctor by Anna Bek (1869--1954) yields rich insights into the lives of a generation of Russian women who lived at a time of                revolutionary change, extraordinary challenges, and unprecedented opportunities. Written in a lively and compelling style, Anna Bek's memoir reveals not only the                experiences but also the motives and values of women who sought education, independence, and self-sufficiency, the obstacles they encountered,



and the                influences of other women and men on their