Women in war - nurses too Flashcards
(8 cards)
3 reasons women were needed
1 - when the men went to enlist, women took over practical jobs - accountants, bookkeeps and clerks
2 - Nurses overseas or inland (Volunteered in Red Cross, mothering men, knitting socks)
3 - Women’s peace army (activists were given attention during this time)
How many nurses were deployed
3000 roughly overseas volunteered
25 died roughly
Why did women want to be nurses
-experience
-travel
-rights
-independence
-loved ones over seas
-work not charity
-money to keep board
Main organisations
AANS - AUSTRLIAN ARMY NURSE CORPS, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Where did they work
Casualty clearing centres, hospitals, ships, trains, all near the front lines
8 were decorated for bravery in these places
Paid less by how much and why?
40-60% less
Traditional values of the time, as men wanted women to be the subordinate species. Women working in men’s fields was a new concept, so the started at the very bottom. They were also seen as purely temporary
Legal status of Australian women
Feminists were aided in their movement. in 1918, a bill was passed that gave NSW women to stand for election in parliament, be jourers, enter legal system, and become justices of peace. (were still discriminated against)
Feminists fought for wages:
for money not charity
independence
board and food
protection
marriage
Status of women after war and during war
Seen as very ambitious and could usually only obtain work through how much ambition she held. Were spoken highly and lowly of by men at the time
