Video summary
Kate Adie explores the rising demand for medical services as a result of the machine gun and artillery wounds from the war and the creation of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VADs).
Kate visits the private residence of Lady Stamford who transformed Dunham Massey into an auxiliary hospital.
Another societal change was the opening of Endell Street Hospital run by Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson, who kept an all-female staff.
The hospital鈥檚 success reflects the breakthrough in social attitudes to female medical professionals treating men in particular.
Both Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson were rewarded for their efforts with CBEs.
Teacher Notes
Pupils could design and create a medal and testimonial for a female nurse or doctor.
The testimonial should highlight and recognise the women for their range and depth of work helping wounded troops from the front.
This clip will be relevant for teaching History at KS3, KS4/GCSE, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
Also at Third Level, Fourth Level, National 4 and National 5 in Scotland.
This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC, CCEA GCSE and SQA.
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