Flora Murray's book is a record of the Women's Hospital Corps in France and the Endell Street Military Hospital, London. Despite a lack of training in trauma and orthopaedics, and with no previous experience in military medicine, she met the challenge of treating often horrific wartime casualties and returning battle-injured men to society. She, along with her partner Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson, redefined gender roles in military medicine.-Print ed.

In "Women as Army Surgeons," Flora Murray delves into the underrepresented roles of women in the medical field during wartime, particularly focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her work combines meticulous historical research with a compelling narrative that brings to life the stories of pioneering women who defied societal conventions to serve as surgeons in the army. Murray's literary style is characterized by a blend of vivid storytelling and academic rigor, effectively c...

In August 1914 it was a popular idea that war was man’s business and that everything and every one else should stand aside and let men act. But there were many persons who failed to endorse this view and who held that, though men may have been responsible for the war, the business of it concerned men and women equally. Far from standing aside and leaving men to act alone, every woman in the land accepted her duty and her responsibility, and recognised at once that if the war was to be won ...

If you love Netflix’s Bridgerton and can’t wait for more, you’ll be captivated by this collection of nine steamy regency stories…Previously published as Lords, Ladies, Butlers and Maids.Dear reader,Forget the social season, the secrets of the Ton’s private houses are about to be uncovered and I am compelled to share with you the most curious of news…Spotted. An Angel of the Night in a lace peignoir capturing more than just ...

The fifth edition Flora of the Sydney Region is the definitive technical guide to the identification of wild plants in one of the world's botanical heartlands. The Flora covers an area of coastal New South Wales stretching from Newcastle to Nowra and west to Lithgow. This comprehensive treatment contains diagnostic keys and descriptions that make it possible for the reader to identify any of the 3000 indigenous or naturalised plant species found in this botanically diverse region....

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of autism? Often, it's a boy who struggles with friendships, but who loves trains and is great at maths. While this may reflect the experiences of some autistic people, in recent years research and first-hand accounts have shown that many others don't conform to this image. The historical perception of autism as a "male condition" as well as simplistic stereotypes have led to an under-identification of autism in some girls and ...

A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history'ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN'Both moving and addictive'JOANNA BRISCOE'Terrific'FRANCES QUINNTHREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . .East London, 1909. When her family fall on hard times, Ellen finds work in a box factory and is drawn into a tight-knit circle of friendship, one that will transform her life and test he...