Lydia Reeder's Blog

Click the link below to find out more about the incredible life of Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi.

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I'm very honored to be included in Northwell Health's summer reading list

1. The Great Nerve, Kevin J. Tracey, MD
2. Outlive, Peter Attia, MD

3. The Cure for Women, Lydia Reeder

4. Social Capital in Healthcare, Thomas H. Lee, MD
5. The Future of Freedom & Age of Revolution, Fareed Zakaria
6. Truth Worth Telling, Scott Pelley
7. The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies
8. Reagan: His Life and Legend, Max Boot
9. New Cold Wars, David Sanger
10. Gateway to Freedom, Eric Foner
11. The Art of Power, Nancy Pelosi
12. Confronting the Presidents, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
13. The Woman Who Split the Atom, Marissa Moss
14. The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement, Susannah Gibson
15. Source Code, Bill Gates
16. The Founders, Jimmy Soni
17. The Box, Marc Levinson
18. Think Again, Adam Grant
19. The Explorer’s Gene, Alex Hutchinson
20. A Walk in the Park, Kevin Fedarko
21. The Death of Truth, Steven Brill

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Please take a look at my interview with the Colorado Sun. I discuss my book, The Cure For Women, and delve into how amazed I was by the courage and brilliance of the women doctors I write about.

Here is a link. https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/25/su...

I am thrilled that the @NextBigIdeaClub team has selected my book as a monthly must-read!

And please read my article there called How Women Cured Themselves: A History of Feminine Medicine. I've also created a recording of the article as well!

https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/...

Check out Literary Hub for some of the great reviews for The Cure For Women.

https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/all...

It was a very nice surprise that the
The Week .com named my new book one of their "cozy books" for this month!

https://theweek.com/culture-life/book...

Grateful to the New York Times for including my book in their recommendations for six new books to read this week!

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/bo...

So excited that Lit Hub published an excerpt from my new book, The Cure For Women. Read about the wonderful Dr. Marie Zakrzewska, who founded the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1862.

https://lithub.com/how-dr-marie-zakrz...

I'm thrilled to announce that my book, The Cure for Women, will be released next month! Writing my second book has been such a labor of love, exploring the inspiring story of Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and how her revolutionary scientific research improved women's health and lives. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Lydia

Thank you to A Mighty Girl's Facebook page for honoring Emily Blackwell's birthday!

"A Mighty Girl Community Pick is in honor of Emily Blackwell's birthday: "The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine" by Janice P. Nimura. From an early age, Elizabeth Blackwell had an intense focus on breaking out of the confining limits placed on the aspirations of women of her day. Overcoming skepticism and deeply ingrained sexism, she became the first female physician in America, eventually winning over the male medical establishment with her diligence and keen intellect. Her sister Emily soon followed in her footsteps and the two founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, the first hospital staffed entirely by women.
Both women were visionaries but their strongly held convictions and the fierce determination which allowed them to overcome centuries of discrimination against women in the medical profession also brought them into conflict at times. Even so, their partnership endured and together the sisters changed medicine forever by opening the doors for generations of female physicians after them. This richly researched biography, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, tells the riveting story of the world-changing impact of these remarkable sisters, while providing an insightful look at the realities of 19th century medicine. Highly recommended for adult readers.
"The Doctors Blackwell" is available at https://amzn.to/4gUQERQ
Elizabeth Blackwell is also one of three female pioneers in medicine featured in the excellent book for adults: "Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine" at https://amzn.to/3ZQTe5j
For younger kids, Elizabeth Blackwell's story is told in the picture book “Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell” for ages 4 to 8 at https://www.amightygirl.com/who-says-...
Blackwell is also featured in an excellent book about 21 trailblazing women in medicine, “Bold Women of Medicine" for ages 12 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/bold-wome...
And if your Mighty Girl wants to imagine herself as a doctor or nurse, we've showcased our top picks of children's books about pioneering female medical professionals, toys, science kits, and clothing in our blog post, "Medical Heroes" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=29667