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March is Women’s History Month , which means it’s time to spice up our streaming queue with the best feminist movies. And thanks to streaming platforms like...
Blackwell played an important role in both the United States and the United Kingdom as a social reformer, and was a pioneer in promoting education for women in medicine. Her contributions remain celebrated with the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal , awarded annually to a woman who has made a significant contribution to the promotion of women in medicine.
All three completed their medical studies and each of them was the first woman from their respective countries to obtain a degree in Western medicine. This Timeline of women's education is an overview of the history of education for women worldwide. It includes key individuals, institutions, law reforms, and events that have contributed to the ...
Films about the education system in the United States (9 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Films about education" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
Schultz, Jane E. Women at the front: Hospital workers in Civil War America (Univ of North Carolina Press, 2005) online. Schultz, Jane E. "Race, gender, and bureaucracy: Civil War army nurses and the Pension Bureau." Journal of Women's History 6.2 (1994): 45-69. excerpt; Seigel, Peggy Brase. "She Went to War: Indiana Women Nurses in the Civil War."
Young filmmakers produced the films which encompassed racial, age-related, and inter- or intra-cultural issues. They focused on history, literature, and social sciences. Most of the films were 30 minutes, or even less, allowing a teacher to provide context before and answer questions after within a one-hour class.
Chaplin, Simon. "Why Creating a Digital Library for the History of Medicine is Harder than You'd Think!." Medical history 60#1 (2016): 126–129. online; Litoff, Judy Barrett. "Midwives and History." In Rima D. Apple, ed., The History of Women, Health, and Medicine in America: An Encyclopedic Handbook (Garland Publishing, 1990) Numbers, Ronald L.
Historically, women of color in the U.S. had to face sexism as well as racial prejudice which added to the barriers they experienced. As the 20th century progressed, women’s health became an important and integral part of the healthcare system within the U.S. Women’s rights activists pushed for more women-oriented healthcare facilities that could provide primary care for women.