Brown Bag

Linda Dunn will lead a discussion of Lynn Cullen's The Woman With the Cure. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to read the book in advance. Ask for a copy at the library’s information desk.

From Booklist:

Jonas Salk may be famous for his work inventing a polio vaccine, but he didn't do it alone. Cullen's latest shines a light on the development of the vaccine that changed the world through the story of some of the more unsung heroes of medicine—the women. Primarily following a fictionalized version of Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, the real scientist whose work made the polio vaccine possible, the novel also spends time focusing on the wives, secretaries, and other female doctors who each in their own way sacrificed and worked for the development of the vaccine that would save millions. The Woman with the Cure  is a gripping novel, leaving the audience breathlessly awaiting each new discovery. Dr. Horstmann makes for a compelling heroine that readers will root for and grieve with. Cullen is a master of bringing little-known women of history to the forefront, and fans of her previous work won't be disappointed.