Excerpt of Something To Prove by Yvonne S. Thornton

The inspiring sequel to the acclaimed memoir The
Ditchdigger’s Daughters.

Dr. Yvonne Thornton’s memoir The Ditchdigger’s Daughters has
captured the hearts of readers everywhere since it was first
published in 1995. Translated into 19 languages, featured on
Oprah, and made into a TV movie, this heart-warming and
inspiring story chronicles Yvonne Thornton’s family; at its
center is her beloved, unschooled but wise father Donald
Thornton, who demanded that all five of his daughters not
only excel in school, but go on to become doctors. Four of
them did; the other found her calling in law and became a
lawyer instead.

Something to Prove picks up where The Ditchdigger’s
Daughters left off. In this sequel, Dr. Thornton reveals how
she ascended to the top of her field as a physician by
drawing on her father’s teachings. Despite bias and
setbacks, she became the first African-American woman to be
board certified in the obstetrical sub-specialty of
maternal-fetal medicine. Dismissed and shunned by her peers
for entering the white, male-dominated world of academic
medicine, Dr. Thornton relied on her father’s life lessons,
which taught her to be strong and rise above adversity.
Though intelligence, determination, and hard work, Dr.
Yvonne Thornton overcame the odds to reach the pinnacle of
her profession.