The Doctoress

In the turbulent years following the Civil War, New York City stands poised on the brink of a glittering new era. Industry is booming, fortunes are being made, and society proclaims itself modern. Yet for women, the promise of the future remains locked behind doors they are forbidden to open.

Dr. Clemence Lozier, one of the first women in America to earn a medical degree, has spent her life defying convention. Brilliant, determined, and unwilling to accept the limits imposed upon her sex, sh...