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Women's Role In Medicine Flashcards

(11 cards)

0
Q

What was women’s role in the Middle Ages?

A

They could perform treatments from home

Local soothsayers & healers

could not become doctors

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What was women’s role in ancient times?

A

They were allowed to be doctors

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2
Q

What law did Henry V pass?

A

Preventing women from practising medicine

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3
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What were women involved in medicine in the Middle Ages accused of?

A

Witchcraft

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In the 1700s, what was compulsory to become a doctor?

Could women achieve this?

A

Had to have passed an exam at uni

Women were not allowed to go to uni

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5
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When was the ‘general medical register’ produced?

A

1858

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What was the general medical register?

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A list of all qualified medics

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Were women allowed to be midwives?

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They retained their role of midwives until the 1700’s

After that it became fashionable to have a male doctor as they could use more complex equipment

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8
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Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?

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An American doctor, who at the time was the only woman on the general medical register

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How did Elizabeth Blackwell become a doctor when women couldn’t go to uni?

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She trained and went to uni in America (1849) and then moved to England

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What was the long term effect of Elizabeth Blackwell?

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She was an ambassador for female medics

Inspired many women to become doctors

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