The Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
hospital organization
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:British_Red_Cross
multiple |
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
recognition for service
commendations from military leaders |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
local governments
international organizations |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1920
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1914
|
| gptkbp:funding |
donations
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
contributed to the war effort
first all-female medical units highlighted women's capabilities in healthcare pioneered women's roles in wartime medicine |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service
|
| gptkbp:impact |
improved medical care
increased women's participation in medicine |
| gptkbp:influenced |
women's rights movements
future healthcare policies volunteerism in healthcare medical education for women |
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future organizations
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greece gptkb:Serbia |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
support for refugees
advancement of surgical techniques establishment of hospitals in war zones collaboration with local medical staff creation of a network of hospitals deployment of medical staff to front lines development of nursing practices establishment of mobile hospitals establishment of training programs for women integration of women into military healthcare provision of care to wounded soldiers training of women as medical professionals |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Elsie_Inglis
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| gptkbp:officialLanguage |
English
French Serbian |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
provide medical care
|
| gptkbp:serviceType |
field hospitals
medical units ambulance units |
| gptkbp:type |
volunteer organization
|
| gptkbp:volunteers |
thousands
|