Women 1920-1948 Flashcards
(18 cards)
By 1931, what % of doctors were women
10%
- 3,000 female doctors
Why did medical schools discourage female students during the 1920s
- thought training women was a waste of time
- since they would leave once married
- some men said it destroyed the ‘delicate nature’ of women
- some men didn’t want to train with them
What did the survey of 230 women who had entered training at St Mary’s hospital medical schools between 1916-24 show
- 83% still worked in medicine by 1936
- 25% were married too
Women often dismissed from hospital work when they married
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What did the fact that most women were dismissed from hospital work upon marriage mean for female doctors
- pushed into GP roles again
Female doctors paid less than men
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Why did the fact that female doctors were paid less than men become an issue in the 1920s + 1930s. What did this lead to?
- some men worried that women would be appointed ahead of them
- so lots of hospitals agreed on same wages for all
How many medical students in 1938 and how many in 1946
- 2,000 medical students in 1938
- 2,900 medical students in 1946
How many medical students in 1938
2,000 medical students
How many medical students in 1946
2,900 medical students
Why was impact of war on medical profession less in WW2
- less male doctors called up
Which organizations did many women serve as nurses for abroad with the army
FANY
VAD
QAIMNS
How many QAIMNS working in military hospitals abroad by 1938
500 QAIMNS
Nurses were interviewed by QAIMNS to see if they were qualified and given a packet to open ‘only in the event of war’
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QAIMNS members had what type of training as well as medical by 1944
- physical + military training
- (like self-defense, how to move through barbed wire)
Which countries had members of QAIMNS served in by 1945
- Egypt
- Iceland
- china
- Italy
Recruitment for army nurses working in war zones in WW2 was very successful
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What did the success of the recruitment for army nurses working in war zones lead to in 1943 and why
- only newly qualified nurses could join
- to make sure enough experienced nurses were left in UK
- to respond to casualties from civilian air raids
