Lydia Griffin
After graduating from medical school at the University of Michigan in 1897 and encountering difficulties building a practice in Denver and Greeley, Susan Anderson relocated to the mountain community of Fraser, Colorado.
She practiced medicine there for more than forty years—treating sawmill workers, ranchers, railroad workers, and even their animals. Residents of Grand County all knew her as "Doc Susie."
Lydia Griffin follows the life and career of Doc Susie through the years of World War I, the Great Inflenza epidemic of 1918, her service as coroner during building of the Moffat Tunnel, and her treatment of injured skiers at Winter Park Resort.
Enjoy learning about this courageous medical pioneer in Number Fourteen in the Now You Know Bio Series
Susan Anderson: Colorado’s Doc Susie tells the interesting true story of a strong woman doctor in the Colorado Rockies. Lydia Griffin has written a great tribute to the cherished physician of Fraser, Colorado, which will engage all students of Colorado history.
—B. Tim Nicklas, Museum Administrator, Grand County Historical Association
Ages 10 and up
72 pages; illustrated
Paperback
Trim: 5.5" by 8.5"
Publication date: 2010
Also available from Amazon.com.
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