Women in Medicine Flashcards
What did Florence Nightingale do
She helped a Hospital in Crimea
Wrote 2 books on Hospital and Nursing
She received the order of merit in 1907
Set up the Nightingale Training School and home of Nurses
Why was Nightingale significant
Limitations
Decreased the mortality rates in hospital by a lot
Fought for better conditions in hospitals
But wasn’t listened to and didn’t change anything in Britain
What did Elizabeth Garrett do
First Female doctor
Only women in the British Medical Association
Founded New Hospital for Women in London in 1872
Why was Garrett significant
limitations
Determination to become a doctor
Inspired people into medicine
But attitudes were slow to change and women faced opposition
What was FANY in WW1
First aid specialists - Women
Launched in 1907
What was RAMC and QAIMNS
Royal Army Medical Corp - Dealt with nurisng and injured soldiers
Queen Alexandria Imperial Military Nursing Service - Main group of trained nurses
100,000 nurses at the end of the war
Doctors in WW1
Female doctors were not accepted or allowed
Not allowed on the front line
Volunteers in WW1
Initial resistance but eventually allowed to help like nurses or drivers
Early women went to help other countries and powerful women set up hospitals
Limitations to Surgery in WW1
Women had to leave when married
Women weren’t given jobs after war
by 1931, there were 30,000 women doctors
Doctors in WW2
rare to see women doctors
Increase in women students after war
Most worked in Britain
FANY in WW2
Supported Pole forces in Scotland - Supplies and cooks
Wireless operators for Home Guard
Worked many roles
QAIMNS in WW2
After 1941, there were Nurse ranks
Served on the front line
Served in many countries
Limitations to Surgery In WW2
Women encouraged to return home
rare to see doctors
dismissed when married
