WOMEN?!??! OMGGG LOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Flashcards
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Women in 1848
- no w doctors
- medical schools didn’t accept w
- w could be nurses, nursing not a respected profession
Florence Nightingale’s Improvements at Scutari
- arrived Nov 1854 w/ 38 nurses
- unsanitary hospital w/ >10k patients
- developed the pie chart and used maths skills to collate data, decided to improve sanitation
- The Times newspaper raised funds for improvements
- new cleaning regime, fresh food/water and better drains
- death rate fell from 60% to 2%
Florence Nightingale’s Improvements in England
- 1859 ‘Notes on Nursing’ and ‘Notes on Hospitals’
- 1860 established Nightingale Training School
- 1861 set up training school for midwives at KIng’s College Hospital
Elizabeth Garret’s path to Doctorate
- 1860 enrolled as nursing student at Middlesex Hospital, attended male-only classes for doctors
- 1865 passed exams for Society of Apothecaries
- 1870 gained Medical Degree, Uni of Paris (after learning French)
When did Elizabeth Garrett become a member of the BMA?
1873
Why were there no other female members of the BMA after Elizabeth Garrett joined?
- G was the only female member for 19 years
- BMA banned women from joining after G
Elizabeth Garrett and the New Hospital for Women
- founded by G in 1872
- staffed entirely by w
How many female doctors were there by 1881?
25
How many female medical students were there by 1881?
64
1876 Medical Act
women allowed access to medical schools and unis
How can you tell the 1876 Medical Act had limited short-term impact?
enrollment remained low
How many female medical students where there in 1861?
1
What does FANY stand for?
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
What does QAIMNS stand for?
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service
When was QAIMNS founded?
1902 in Boer War
QAIMNS in WWI
- 300 w in 1914
- 10k by 1918
- 200 died in WWI
FANY
- launched 1907
- first aid specialists
- served as radio operators in WWII
- involved with escaped Polish forces, Red Cross and American Ambulance Corps
How many qualified female doctors were there in 1911?
610
How many qualified female doctors were there in 1921?
1500
Women Doctors
WWI
- w not permitted to work on the front
- Dr Louisa Garrett and Dr Murray led an all w war hospital in London
- > 50% male doctors entered armed forces so w filled their roles
QAIMNS in WWII
- served in countries of high danger, Burma, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Italy, Egypt, etc
- exposed to dangers of war; some captured and became POWs
When could members of QAIMNS receive military ranks?
1941
Women Doctors in WWII
- less impactful that WWI
- worked closer to battlezones than in WWI
- 1939 2k medical students; 2900 in 1946
