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Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. She moved with her family to the United States in 1831, when she was 11 years old. The family emigrated following political uncertainty, and the loss of their sugar refinery in a fire. They lived in New York and Jersey cities for about six years before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio. At 17, Elizabeth started teaching to support her family after her father died. When she applied to medical college, she was rejected 29 times because no one thought women should be doctors. In October 1847, her 30th application met with success (but only as a joke), and she was admitted to Geneva Medical College in upstate New York. She graduated at the top of her class in 1849, becoming the first woman to receive her M.D. in the United States. In 1849, at the age of 28, she also became a naturalized American citizen. Elizabeth set up her own practice, gave public lectures, and created a medical school for women in the late 1860s. She became the first woman on the British Medical Register, and practiced in the United States and the United Kingdom. She wrote and spoke extensively about medical practices and inspired generations of women to become doctors.  Childrens Books: Who Says Women Can't be Doctors? Tanya Lee Stone (Author); Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator) Publisher: Henry Holt/Christy Ottaviano Books(2013) Picture Book: Ages: 5-8 yrs; Grades K-3 Review: Kirkus Review, Booklist Starred Review  Elizabeth Blackwell: America's First Woman Doctor Trina Robbins (Author); Cynthia Martin (Illustrator); Anne Timmons (illustrator) Publisher: Capstone Press (2006) Graphic Novel: Ages: 8-14 yrs; Grades 4-7 Review: Amazon 4.5* Customer Reviews  Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (Childhood of Famous Americans) Joanne Landers Henry (Author) Publisher: Alladin (1996) Picture Book: Ages: 8-12 yrs; Grades 4-6 Review: Amazon 5* Customer Reviews  Elizabeth Blackwell, First Woman Doctor: A Short Biography for Kids (Kindle Edition) Charlene Ryan (Author) Publisher: Shamrock Eden Publishing (2015) Kindle Edition: 9 pp Review: One Amazon 5* Customer Reviews  The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The Life of the First Physician Julia Boyd (Author) Publisher: Shamrock Eden Publishing (2015) Paperback: 382 pages Review: Amazon 3.5* Customer Reviews
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Albert EInstein was born in Germany on March 14, 1879, and migrated to the United States in 1933, when he was fifty four years old. He became a US citizen in 1940. Earlier, he also lived in Italy and Switzerland, and became a Swiss citizen in 1901. Albert won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect." Though a pacifist, Albert was concerned with the safety of the United States and wrote a letter to President Roosevelt, warning him that Germany may be pursuing development of an atomic bomb, and urging the United States to take action to safeguard its safety and interests.  Childrens Books: On a Beam of Light: A story of Albert Einstein Jennifer Berne (Author); Vladimir Radunsky (Illustrator) Publisher: Chronicle (2013) Picture Book: Ages: 6-9 yrs; Grades K-3 Review: Kirkus Starred Review  I am Albert Einstein (Ordinary People Change the World) Brad Meltzer (Author); Christopher Eliopoulos (Illustrator) Publisher: Dial (2014) Picture Book; Ages 5-8 yrs; Grades K-3 Review: Kirkus Review  Albert Einstein Katherine Krull (Author); Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers (2002) Chapter Book: 144 pp; Ages: 8-12 yrs; Grades 3-7 Review: Kirkus Review  Who Was Albert Einstein? Jess M. Brallier (Author); Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator); Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap (2002) Chapter Book: 111 pages; Ages: 8-12 yrs, Grades 3-7 Review: School LIbrary Journal  Albert Einstein: A Biography Milton Meltzer (Author) Holiday House (2007) Non Fiction: 32 pp; Ages: 8-12 yrs; Grades 3-7 Review: Kirkus Review Immigrants have long shaped the United States by the force of their ideas, skills and passion. Though many books for children focus on how our country impacts immigrants on arrival, in this blog series, I will focus on books that highlight the impact that immigrant Americans have had on the United States.  Founding father Alexander Hamilton was considered an outsider because he was born in the British West Indies. Yet we now consider him a true American, whose ideas guide us even today. Scientist Albert Einstein came here from Germany, and the co-founder of Google, Sergei Brin, immigrated from the Soviet Union. These outsiders created and shaped enduring businesses, organizations, art, ideas and institutions in the country they have adopted as their own. In the first installment of the series posted here, A is for Albert, and the other posts to follow, I will highlight individual immigrants, and their contributions through the lens of books for children. My hope is that this series will shape personal perspectives, create common narratives, and increase awareness of the impact immigrants have had on our common history.
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Nalini Krishnankutty Series DescriptionStarting with A is for Albert, B is for Blackwell, and C is for Clive, the series highlights the contributions made by immigrants to science, art, medicine, and more - to the founding of our nation, our institutions and our ways of living. This series provides a starting point for parents, educators and librarians to shape personal perspectives, create common narratives, and increase awareness of the tremendous impact that immigrants have had on our country. Archives
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