Notes
In the 19th century, Nora Beady's ambitions to become a licensed surgeon is unconventional. When she allies herself with female doctor Magdalena Morenco to begin developing new techniques to improve a groundbreaking surgery, the Cesarean section, the response from men was vitriolic. Already facing resistance on all sides, Nora is shaken when she meets a patient who will die without the surgery. If the procedure is successful, her work could change the world. But a failure could cost everything…
