Women, science and suffrage in World War I

Notes and Records

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-24

  Fara, Patricia ^a  

^a CLARE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medicine; Suffrage; Women scientists; World War I

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; FEMALE; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; POLITICS; SCIENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WAR;

CIVIL RIGHTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POLITICS; SCIENCE; WOMEN; WORLD WAR I;

EID: 84922211714     PISSN: 00359149     EISSN: 17430178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2014.0057     Document Type: Article

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