Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine

“Inspiring, heartfelt, and brutally honest at times, this is a book that will give women and those who care about them the strength and motivation to persevere . . .”—Seattle Book Review

What was it like to survive an illegal abortion, come out as a lesbian, and train to become a doctor in the late 1960s and early ’70s—before Roe v. Wade, before Title IX, and in a largely homophobic nation?

In 1960s America, being different wasn’t just difficult—it was dangerous. When teenage Patricia Gra...