Ruby Sisson Library

"Justina Ford, humanitarian and physician, was the first African American woman to practice medicine in Colorado. In her 50 years of caring for women, she delivered more than 7,000 babies"--P. [4] of cover.

"Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, it never occurred to Uché Blackstock and her twin sister, Oni, that they would be anything but physicians. In the 1980s, their mother headed an organization of Black women physicians, and for years the girls watched these fiercely intelligent women in white coats tend to their patients and neighbors, host community health fairs, cure ills, and save lives. What Dr. Uché Blackstock did not understand as a child—or...

"Friday nights in Peachtree Cove are all about football. But this season, the drama isn't just on the field... In the wake of losing both of her parents, Halle Parker was certain of one thing: she wanted a family of her own. And she wasn't going to let a little thing like being single stand in her way. So, she used an anonymous donor and kept every last detail a secret--from everyone. But now, fourteen years later, Halle's daughter, Shania, is determined...