Say "NO" to racism.
Lauren Bathory is one of the few and first female doctors at the time. She travels on business to "The Knick" hospital where her childhood friend John Thackery works with his colleagues, Algernon Edwards, the only black Harvard graduate, Cornelia Robertson and Bertram (Bertie) Chickering Jr. Will she be well accepted and respected, or will she suffer from prejudice due to the sexist world?
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