My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

Women’s rights have greatly expanded since Mary’s time, but do you believe that women are still limited by prejudice as to what they can or should do professionally? Do you believe men and women should have different roles or responsibilities within society?ģ.

What was your response to the conclusion of each character’s story?Ģ. The end of My Name Is Mary Sutter is both satisfying and surprising. From Ireland’s Corners, New York, to the over-crowded hospitals of Washington to battlefield surgeries to a meeting with Abraham Lincoln himself, Mary Sutter’s progress is gritty and passionate–a riveting read.”- Douglas Glover, author of Elleġ. She is indomitable, fearless and captivating. Mary Sutter’s quest to become a surgeon when women were barely allowed to be nurses is one of the great untold stories of American history. “My Name Is Mary Sutter is a magnificent Civil War epic, a saga of female liberation and a gorgeous love story. “There’s more than a whiff of the classic in Robin Oliveira’s charming, compulsively readable historical tale about Mary Sutter, a young midwife and aspiring physician making her way through Lincoln’s war–a new iconic American heroine.” - Janice Lee, author of The Piano Teacher Mary Sutter is unforgettable, not just because she’s quirky, odd and persistent in her quest to be a surgeon, but also because she is alive inside anyone who knows what it is to dream.”- Xu Xi, author of The Unwalled City “My Name Is Mary Sutter is a powerful debut – equally compelling for its portrayal of the horrors of surgery during the Civil War as it is for its human drama. “…This impressive historical epic deserves a large readership.”- Booklist

My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira