So, I was reading Fiona a bedtime story tonight, Nurse Nancy (1st printing, 1952). Actually, she wanted to read it to me. So she started with the front cover, pointed to the girl and said, "This is Dr....Suess." Then pointed to the boy and said "And this is the nurse." Once she opened the book, the story pretty much went like this:
"Dr. Seuss went to school for a really long time and then she became a doctor. She didn't have anything to do, then the boys came in and one got a cut. Dr. Seuss needed to clean it and put him to bed. Then the Mommy hugged Dr. Seuss and told she was the best Dr. in the whole world." The end.
I just had to laugh since in 1952, the thought of the girl being the "best doctor in the world" would probably have not even occurred to any girl reading this story. Times really have changed. :-)
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