This story relates the wartime experiences of a group of women who ran a hospital near the trenches during World War I, often under conditions of great hardship. Told largely through letters home and diaries, this book throws light on wartime conditions a
In Falling Snow opens as Iris Crane, an elderly Australian widow struggling to keep up with daily life, receives a surprise invitation in the mail to a reunion at the ancient abbey of Royaumont, the site of a field hospital north of Paris. In the First World War, Iris served there as a nurse in a hospital run entirely by women, and the invitation opens a flood of memories—about how she came to Europe in 1914 in search of her brother, her work alongside the female doctors and administrators as the wounded soldiers flooded into the hospital, and of the dear friends she made at Royaumont who would change her family’s life forever. A moving and uplifting novel about the small unsung acts of heroism of which love makes us capable.
The Women of the Suffrage Movement anthology celebrates the pioneering spirits who galvanized a wave of demand for womens rights, especially the right to vote. Through an array of literary formsspeeches, letters, manifestosthe collection encapsulates the fervor, resilience, and collective resolve of an era. It highlights not only the diversity of strategies and rhetorical styles employed but also showcases seminal works that were central to influencing public opinion and legislative change. The anthology serves as a testament to the movement's complex tapestry, weaving together voices that, despite their different backgrounds and approaches, shared a common goal. The contributorsElizabeth Cady Stanton, Jane Addams, Ida Husted Harper, Emmeline Pankhurst, Anna Howard Shaw, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Alice Stone Blackwellare not merely authors; they are architects of change. Their contributions to the anthology and the movement span across continents, reflecting a transatlantic push for suffrage. The inclusion of different national contexts and feminist strategies illustrates the global scale of the fight for women's rights, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the suffrage movements multifaceted nature and its intersection with other social reform activities of the time. This anthology is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to immerse themselves in the historical and intellectual underpinnings of the suffrage movement. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with the voices that shaped one of the most important social changes of the twentieth century. For scholars, students, and casual readers alike, The Women of the Suffrage Movement provides a rich educational experience, drawing connections between past and present struggles for equality and inspiring ongoing dialogue about the journey toward social justice and equity.
When women agitated to join the medical profession in Britain during the 1860s, the practice of surgery proved both a help (women were neat, patient and used to needlework) and a hindrance (surgery was brutal, bloody and distinctly unfeminine). In this major new study, Claire Brock examines the cultural, social and self-representation of the woman surgeon from the second half of the nineteenth century until the end of the Great War. Drawing on a rich archive of British hospital records, she investigates precisely what surgery women performed and how these procedures affected their personal and professional reputation, as well as the reactions of their patients to these new phenomena. Essential reading for those interested in the history of medicine, British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860–1918 provides wide-ranging new perspectives on patient narratives and women's participation in surgery between 1860 and 1918. This title is also available as Open Access.
This book explores the lives and achievements of two Irish sisters, Edith and Florence Stoney, who pioneered the use of new electromedical technologies, especially X-rays but also ultraviolet radiation and diathermy. In addition, the narrative follows several intertwined themes as experienced by the sisters during their lifetimes. Their upbringing, influenced by their liberal-minded scientist father, set the tone for both their lives. Irish independence fractured their family heritage. Their professional experiences, fulfilling for Florence as a qualified doctor but often frustrating for Edith as a Cambridge-educated scientist, mirrored those of other aspiring women during this period, when the suffragist movement expanded and women’s lobby groups were formed. World War I created an environment in which their unusual specialist knowledge was widely needed, and the sisters’ war experiences are carefully examined in the book. But ultimately this is the extraordinary story of two independent but closely bonded sisters and their abiding love and support for one another.