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"This is the autobiography of a courageous and inspiring woman: an Australian pediatrician and concerned mother who started out writing an angry letter to the editor of the local newspaper about French nuclear tests in the South Pacific, and went on to lead the fight against atomic bombs and nuclear energy all over the world as the first president of Physicians for Social Responsibility. The story details the effects on her personal life, political infighting, her own fears and insecurities. Dr. Caldicott is a great citizen of Earth."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Political/social rights fight
Yes
Plotlet:
- fighting for social change
- fights between different pol/social groups
job/profession:
- doctor/nurse
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- Australian
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- decency
- war
- justice system
- dying
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Autobiography?
Yes
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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