Women Flashcards
What year did Nightingale publish ‘Notes on Nursing’?
1859
What did Nightingale recommend for hospitals?
Hospitals should be clean, with fresh air and space.
When was the Nightingale school for training nurses established?
1860
What significant change did Nightingale bring to nursing?
She turned nursing into a profession.
Who qualified as a doctor in 1865?
Elizabeth Garrett
Who inspired Elizabeth Garrett to become a doctor?
Elizabeth Blackwell
How did Elizabeth Garrett qualify as a doctor?
Through the Society of Apothecaries, who later forbade women members.
What hospital did Elizabeth Garrett open?
The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital.
What did the 1876 Medicine Act allow?
It allowed women to become doctors.
What was Queen Victoria’s stance on the 1876 Medicine Act?
She disliked it.
What was the attitude towards female doctors during WWII?
Female doctors were still unwelcome.
What notable award did Marie Curie win in 1903?
Nobel Peace Prize for her work on radiation.
What elements did Marie Curie discover in 1898?
Polonium and radium.
What did Marie Curie’s research contribute to?
Work on x-rays.
What treatment did Marie Curie develop in 1910?
Radiotherapy to treat cancer.
What did Marie Curie fund and equip in 1914?
Ambulances with mobile x-rays.
What nickname was given to the mobile x-ray units?
Petites curies.
What was the benefit of mobile x-rays for injured soldiers?
Increased rate of survival by allowing quick x-rays and operations.
What did Marie Curie run for doctors and medical assistants?
Training courses.
