Description: A biographical sketch of Emma Wakefield-Paillet, the first African American woman to receive a medical degree in the state of Louisiana. This work combines historic research and poetry inspired by the challenges and tragedies of Emma's life.
Review Quotes: "Young imaginations shall become awakened with creative storytelling employed by Dr. Phebe Hayes's narrative and Ms. Margaret Simon's poetry. . . . This book opens the floodgate of solid history combined with literature's poetic spark." -Eva Semien Baham, PhD, Assistant Professor of History, Dillard University