[Perspectives] The medical suffragettes

In January, 1918, the women staff of Endell Street Military Hospital in central London, UK, forgot their ward duties for a few hours as they sang and danced in celebration. That evening the women doctors, nurses, and orderlies donned costumes for a fancy dress party, had a sumptuous dinner, and toasted the Queen before marching through the hospital in a grand procession. It was 10 months before the end of World War 1 —and victory for the Allies still hung in the balance—yet the women were intent on celebrating.

Source: LANCET - February 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wendy Moore Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research