Through tough adversities and obstacles, Susan Love was

able to make positive contributions to the world and become

a leading breast cancer researcher.
I.

The Road to success

A. Beginning
Quotes: Susan Love was born in New Jersey and grew up in Puerto Rico and Mexico,
where she attended Catholic schools and developed an interest in science. After her
second year of pre-med studies at Notre Dame of Baltimore, Love was drawn to the
religious life and entered the convent. After six months she left, realizing that it was not
her calling, and enrolled in Fordham University in New York, to continue her studies.
Paraphrasing: Susan Love's interest in science and cancer began since she was young.
She strayed a little when she joined a covent and focused on religion, but she still
couldn't stay away from science.
Source: "Changing the Face of Medicine | Dr. Susan M. Love." U.S National Library of
Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015.

B. Life
Quotes: She graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical School cum laude... did her
surgical residency at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and became chief resident... joined
the staff of the Dana Farber Breast Evaluation Clinic... founded the Faulkner Breast
Center in Boston... was recruited by UCLA to found a multidisciplinary, comprehensive
program...
Paraphrasing: Susan Love became a largely sought out women who was busy being a
surgeon, a teacher, and a founder. She started many foundations and climbed up the
ladder at work.
Source: "Susan Love | Speaker Profile and Speaking Topics." Susan Love | Speaker
Profile and Speaking Topics. American Program Bureau, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015.

C. Careers
Quotes: Ironically, the specialty she ended up with was not her first choice. In fact,
"when Love became the first female general surgeon on staff at Boston's prestigious Beth
Israel Hospital in 1980," Elizabeth Gleick stated in a People article, "she swore that she
would not allow herself to get pigeonholed into women's medicine. 'I am not going to let
them turn me into a breast surgeon,' she remembers thinking of her fellow doctors."

Paraphrasing: In the beginning, Love was completely against being a breat surgeon, but
due to demand, she decided to make a change. Women specifically sought her out to get
advice and be treated.
Source: "Susan M. Love." Newsmakers. Gale Biography in Context, n.d. Web. 19 Mar.
2015.