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The Girl in White (1952)

The Girl in White poster
Directed by
John Sturges
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A female doctor fights to practice surgery in early 1900s New York. She faces sexism from her male colleagues but persists in her training and career.

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What happens

The Girl in White is a 1952 American drama film directed by John Sturges and starring June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock. It is based on the memoirs of the pioneering female surgeon Emily Dunning Barringer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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