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Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention
Carrie A. Pearson
Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Norton Young Readers/W. W. Norton
ISBN: 978-1-324-00393-9
Keywords: medicine, infant mortality, feminism,
Persevering despite numerous obstacles, Apgar became an anesthesiologist when the field was new and used her experience to develop the diagnostic test that has an impact on newborns' lives to this day. Warm, humorous illustrations.