![]() ![]() From childhood and through her career, she gained a reputation as a “fast talker, fast thinker and fast mover” who would let nothing stand in her way. Even though there were very few female physicians at the time, Virginia knew from a young age that she wanted to study medicine. Her family was not wealthy, but education and curiosity were prized. Virginia was born in New Jersey in 1909 and was a go-getter from the very start. ![]() ![]() Though the name Apgar might be familiar to many adults, young audiences meeting her for the first time will find a worthy hero in these pages. DasGupta, herself a physician, picks up her pen to add the story of pioneering female physician Virginia Apgar to the growing pantheon presented in the She Persisted series. ![]()
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