The Resource Women to the front : The extraordinary Australian women doctors of the great war, Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee
Women to the front : The extraordinary Australian women doctors of the great war, Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee
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The item Women to the front : The extraordinary Australian women doctors of the great war, Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "At the outbreak of World War I, 129 women were registered as medical practitioners in Australia, and many of them were eager to contribute their skills and expertise to the war effort. For the military establishment, however, the notion of women doctors serving on the battlefield was unthinkable. Undaunted, at least twenty-four Australian women doctors ignored official military policy and headed to the frontlines. This book explores the stories of the Australian women who served as surgeons, pathologists, anaesthetists and medical officers between 1914 and 1919. Despite saving hundreds of lives, their experiences are almost totally absent from official military records, both in Australia and Great Britain, and their achievements have remained invisible for over a century. Until now. Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee have compiled a fascinating and meticulously researched account of the Great War, seen through the eyes of these women and their essential work. From the Eastern to the Western Fronts, to Malta, and to London, we bear witness to the terrible conditions, the horrific injuries, the constant danger, and above all, the skill and courage displayed by this group of remarkable Australians. Women to the Front is a war story unlike any other". --Book cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered
- Isbn
- 9780143794707
- Label
- Women to the front : The extraordinary Australian women doctors of the great war
- Title
- Women to the front
- Title remainder
- The extraordinary Australian women doctors of the great war
- Statement of responsibility
- Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee
- Subject
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- Medicine, Military -- Australia -- History
- Women and the military -- Australia -- History
- Women physicians -- Australia -- Biography
- Australia, Army -- Women -- Biography
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian
- World War 1914-1918 -- Women -- Australia
- Australia, Army | Medical Corps -- History
- Medical care -- Women -- Australia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "At the outbreak of World War I, 129 women were registered as medical practitioners in Australia, and many of them were eager to contribute their skills and expertise to the war effort. For the military establishment, however, the notion of women doctors serving on the battlefield was unthinkable. Undaunted, at least twenty-four Australian women doctors ignored official military policy and headed to the frontlines. This book explores the stories of the Australian women who served as surgeons, pathologists, anaesthetists and medical officers between 1914 and 1919. Despite saving hundreds of lives, their experiences are almost totally absent from official military records, both in Australia and Great Britain, and their achievements have remained invisible for over a century. Until now. Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee have compiled a fascinating and meticulously researched account of the Great War, seen through the eyes of these women and their essential work. From the Eastern to the Western Fronts, to Malta, and to London, we bear witness to the terrible conditions, the horrific injuries, the constant danger, and above all, the skill and courage displayed by this group of remarkable Australians. Women to the Front is a war story unlike any other". --Book cover
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sheard, Heather
- Dewey number
- 940.475
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Lee, Ruth
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australia
- Australia
- World War 1914-1918
- Medical care
- Women physicians
- Women and the military
- Medicine, Military
- World War, 1914-1918
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Women to the front : The extraordinary Australian women doctors of the great war, Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000065145143
- Dimensions
- 24cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered
- Isbn
- 9780143794707
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations ; portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1078687099
- Label
- Women to the front : The extraordinary Australian women doctors of the great war, Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000065145143
- Dimensions
- 24cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered
- Isbn
- 9780143794707
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations ; portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1078687099
Subject
- Medicine, Military -- Australia -- History
- Women and the military -- Australia -- History
- Women physicians -- Australia -- Biography
- Australia, Army -- Women -- Biography
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian
- World War 1914-1918 -- Women -- Australia
- Australia, Army | Medical Corps -- History
- Medical care -- Women -- Australia
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