This is thesurgical unit of the Red Cross - Note how young some of the surgeons are, and the lack of 18-40 year olds - This is because lots of them were fighting at the time - Also see how there are hardly any women surgeons.
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This is the surgical unit of the Red Cross. Note how young some of the surgeons are, and the lack of 18-40 year olds. This is because lots of them were fighting at the time. Also see how there are hardly any women surgeons. If this photo had been taken at the end of the war then there would be more women surgeons. This is because the number of men began to dwindle away toward the end of the war. Women had also begun to prove themselves more worthy of a higher up job than in previous years. They had had to show how well they could cope whilst the men were away fighting and had managed very well, and many were reluctant to give up the jobs thing that triggered the suffragette movement later on in when the men returned from the war. This was the sort of time. Introduction. Although...


