02632nam 2200517Ia 450 991082919850332120200520144314.01-282-07137-80-253-11117-X(CKB)1000000000362407(EBL)255644(OCoLC)475970579(SSID)ssj0000192156(PQKBManifestationID)11937173(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192156(PQKBWorkID)10187295(PQKB)10370738(MiAaPQ)EBC255644(EXLCZ)99100000000036240720040318d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe life of a Russian woman doctor a Siberian memoir, 1869-1954 /Anna Bek ; translated and edited by Anne D. Rassweiler ; with a foreword and additional notes by Adele M. Lindenmeyr1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20041 online resource (177 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-34460-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-144) and index.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; IndexThe 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 theirWomen physiciansRussia (Federation)SiberiaBiographyWomen physicians610/.92Bek Anna Nikolaevna1614572Rassweiler Anne Dickason676083MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829198503321The life of a Russian woman doctor4193258UNINA