Women Doctors in Military Service, 1915: A Turning Point in their acceptance?
In 1914, British and colonial women doctors’ offers to help in military service were refused. Following their work in voluntary medical units, negative attitudes started to change and by 1915 their capability to deal with war casualties was confirmed.
This talk focuses on their achievements in 1915 which led to some being officially attached to the RAMC in 1916.
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