By Irene Maslowski
Join the East Hanover Public Library on Wednesday, April 20, at 7:00 p.m., when noted speaker, author, and New Jersey physician, Yvonne S. Thornton, M.D., will introduce her new book, Something To Prove n A Daughter’s Journey to Fulfill a Father’s Legacy.
Thornton’s first book titled, The Ditch Digger’s Daughters, was a national best seller and was featured on Oprah, The Today Show, and Good Morning America.
In her latest book, Dr. Thornton tells the story of her amazing father who moved his wife and daughters from the tenements in Harlem to a small house in New Jersey that he built with his own hands from materials purchased on a ditchdigger’s salary. Donald Thornton cherished a mighty dream n that all of his daughters would become medical doctors, respected professionals in white coats and “scripperscrappers” (stethoscopes) n a designation he believed would shield them from the pernicious specter of prejudice.
The program is free-of-charge but reservations are required. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. To reserve, call 973-428-3075. The East Hanover Public Library is located at 415 Ridgedale Ave., East Hanover, N.J.
About Yvonne Thornton, M.D.: Yvonne Thornton, M.D. is a double-Board Certified specialist in obstetrics, gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine and a Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the Association of Women Surgeons, a life member of The New York Academy of Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeon. Her biography is presently in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. She has been listed in The Best Doctors — New York Metro Area and also listed in New York Magazine as one of the Top Ten Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists in New York City.
Doctor Thornton was the first black woman in the United States to be Board certified in High-Risk obstetrics and to be accepted into The New York Obstetrical Society. For more information, visit: http://www.doctorthornton.com/
