{"product_id":"dockey-a-san-francisco-life","title":"Dockey: A San Francisco Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book Lynn Payton tells the story of her grandmother, Dr. Edith Hammond Williams, one of the first female doctors in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e\nTo set the scene for her ancestors' lives, Lynn opens a fascinating window into the world of San Francisco in the mid-late 1800's. Her ancestors had made their way overland and by ship to San Francisco and Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e\nEdith Hammond was born in San Francisco in 1876, into a society with limited rights for women. Even without rights such as the right to vote, Edith managed to graduate from Stanford and medical school to become one of San Francisco's earliest female physicians.\u003cbr\u003e\nAn early career woman, Edith faced similar challenges that 21st Century women face regarding attention to career and family. Her granddaughter, Lynn, writes the stories of Dr. Edith, called \"Dockey\" by family. \u003cbr\u003e\n\"I was thrilled by this story!\" Dana Curtin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lynn Payton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44305628037281,"sku":"9781312131781","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1e8q58rm-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1748356508","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/dockey-a-san-francisco-life","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}