A Warrior of the People
How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor
By Joe Starita
In A Warrior of the People, Joe Starita reveals the extraordinary life of Susan La Flesche. Born in a tipi in 1865 to parents of Indigenous and White ancestry, Susan La Flesche spent her life straddling two worlds. Her family insisted that she and her...


























