"Mrs. Jones, where do you think the place of a woman is?" Ella asked.
Ella Bradford's resolve to become a doctor is continuously tested, especially when she comes face-to-face with the obstacle of Mr. Gibson's bigotry. Though Ella thinks of quitting, she must decide if she has what it takes to persevere. Suddenly, things are turned upside down with yet another hindrance when Doctor Holmes volunteers to go help out in the Great War, as if prejudice and bias weren't enough trouble already. Even though things look bleak for Peter's wee Ella, will she a find a way to overcome?