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Vera Peters
When she was told to "go do women's work" after upstaging the medical community in her treatment of Hodgkin's disease, Dr. Vera Peters revolutionized breast cancer treatment through years of painstaking, meticulous work.
Missed in History podcast on Vera Peters
The Missed in History podcast does an in-depth investigation into Modern Worthy Vera Peters - worth checking out!
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