Under the Care of the Japanese

by Ether McCaul

Overview

During the Crimean War (1853-56) Sister Ethel McCaul R.R.C. (1867–1931)Florence Nightingale became a popular heroine of medical improvement. but her later campaigns, for improved care for the British Army, were often obstructed. Even as late as the South African War (1899-1902) many major failings remained in Britain's military medical services.' One example of unchanging medical attitudes was the decision of the distinguished surgeon, Frederick Treves, to take only two specialist women nurses with him to South Africa. One of these. Sister Ethel McCau], distinguished herself as a front line nurse. became an articulate critic of current practices, and an advocate of medical reform. Soon she saw Japanese medical systems as a blueprint for change, and sought to learn lessons by visiting Japan.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162017844
Publisher:	London : Cassel
Publication date:	04/09/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Ethel Rosalie Ferrer McCaul (1867- ) was an English nurse who served in the Boer War. In 1904, she undertook, by the sanction of Queen Alexandra, a special mission to Japan and Manchuria in order to obtain information about the workings of the Japanese Red Cross in the Far East. She kept a diary of her trip, which was published in 1904 as Under the Care of the Japanese War Office. Sister Ethel Rosalie Ferrier McCaul, RRC was born in London, United Kingdom in 1866. She was the founder in the Other Empire Force, Union Jack Club for Other Ranks (1902).