Women's Roles since 1700 Flashcards
Why was it difficult for women to be involved in professional medicine?
By 1700’s women could not go to uni
Doctors replaced midwives with forceps
1852 medical registration act - all doctors had to go to college, and these were closed to women
Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?
Went to America and qualified as a doctor in 1849. She was the only woman doctor on the official list of doctors and she encouraged other women
Who was Elizabeth Garrett Anderson?
She was tutored privately to become a doctor. He attended medical lectures but had to stop when male students objected. In 1865 she passed the Apothecaries exam and became the first women in britain with a license to dispense medicine. She was not allowed to work in hospitals in england so she went to france and gained a degree from the university of Paris
What was the main thing Florence Nightingale did?
Improved basic hygiene in hospitals
When did the Crimean war break out?
1854
What did Florence Nightingale do?
Went to the military hospital in Scutari and thoroughly cleaned the hospital. She reduced the death rate by 40%
What was Florence Nightingale’s book?
1860 Notes on Nursing
