How Long to Read Searching for Sitala Mata

How Long Does it Take to Read Searching for Sitala Mata?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Searching for Sitala Mata by Cornelia E. Davis

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This is an inspiring story of a pioneering African American woman doctor fresh out of residency training. In 1975 Cornelia Davis MD sought a way to give back for her life's opportunities. Her bold choice would benefit millions of lives. The World Health Organization hired Davis to work in its landmark smallpox eradication program. Connie traveled to India, where she scoured the countryside for the last remnants of the brutal, deadly disease. Connie didn't allow entrenched sexism, or caste taboos to deter her from her fascinating mission. She tracked smallpox through the Thar Desert on camelback and across volatile Indo-Bangladeshi borders. She negotiated with smugglers and fakirs. She met Mother Theresa. She climbed to the base camp of Mount Everest. Finally, her symbolic search for Sitala Mata, the Hindu smallpox goddess, came to a positive conclusion. An international certification team declared smallpox eradicated in India. To this day, smallpox is the only disease that's been completely wiped out. Davis played a role in stopping a pestilence that's dogged humanity for thousands of years. Searching for Sitala Mata is the story of how one brave woman's simple desire to pay it forward had historic and positive ramifications worldwide.

How long is Searching for Sitala Mata?

Searching for Sitala Mata by Cornelia E. Davis is 342 pages long, and a total of 86,184 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Searching for Sitala Mata Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Searching for Sitala Mata aloud.

What Reading Level is Searching for Sitala Mata?

Searching for Sitala Mata is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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