She Persisted: Virginia Apgar

There werent many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical schoolbut she didnt let that stop her. After a professor discouraged from becoming a surgeon, she became an anesthesiologist instead and created the famous Apgar test to check the health of newborn babies. Its a test thats still used in hospitals across the world today!

In this chapter book biography by bestselling author and physician Sayantani DasGupta, readers learn about the amazing life of Virginia Apgarand howshe persisted. Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!