A Degree of Importance: or how a little girl who loved animals became a veterinarian and professor in an era when women vets were uncommon

A Degree of Importance is an autobiography of a woman veterinarian, whose jobs include small animal practice, performing animal health research, and teaching veterinary and graduate students as a professor during a 38+ year career on a vet school faculty.Obstacles for women in the veterinary profession of the 1960's/70's are highlighted and compared with the present. Balancing career and personal life is stressed by example.

• | Author: Laurel J. Gershwin
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Sep 23, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 150 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1976292719
• | ISBN-13: 9781976292712