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‘Old age is not a war disability’ : Debating aged care for nurses of world war i in post-1945 australia
Hutchison, Margaret
Hutchison, Margaret
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Australia’s repatriation system was generally considered one of the most generous in the world when it was established during World War I, but the care it provided to veterans has been the subject of much debate since its inception. In the 1950s, the Repatriation Department faced specific criticisms from voluntary organisations, such as the Returned Services League of Australia and Edith Cavell Trust Fund, over access to repatriation hospitals and aged care for returned nurses of World War I. Focusing on these debates between the voluntary sector and the federal government around the care provisions for this group of veterans, the article explores the reactionary attitudes of the Repatriation Department to the needs of these women as they reached old age. It argues that returned nurses faced considerable disadvantages in accessing benefits from the department on the basis of gender, which were further accentuated as they aged.
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2021
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Australian Historical Studies
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52
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1
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63-78
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School of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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