Were I Not a Girl - The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry
Author(s): Lisa Robinson; Lauren Simkin Berke (Illustrator)
Like other girls of her time, Margaret Bulkley didn't go to school. She wouldn't grow up to own property, be a soldier, a doctor, or hold any job other than perhaps maid or governor--such was a girl's lot in 19th century England. And was she comfortable born in a girl's body? We will never know. What we do know is that at the age of 18, she tugged off her stockings and dress, cut her red-gold curls, and vanished. In her place appeared a young man. Margaret became James Barry. James would attend medical school, become a doctor and a soldier, travel the world. He would fall in love, deliver babies, and fight in a duel. And he would live a rich full life.
Here is a picure book that is both a fascinating and sensitively drawn portrait of someone who would not be undervalued, and an important introduction to the concept of gender identity.
February 2020
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Random House Children's Books
- : Red Fox
- : 0.56699
- : 01 October 2020
- : {"length"=>["10"], "width"=>["10"], "units"=>["Inches"]}
- : 01 February 2021
- : books
Special Fields
- : 40
- : Hardback
- : Lisa Robinson; Lauren Simkin Berke (Illustrator)