from an album in the Library's collections.
Five groups of young people across Scotland were encouraged to research the lives of young Scots women during the First World War as part of the Youngwummin initiative. Youngsters from East Dunbartonshire learned about the role of Scottish women in hospitals during the war.
Inspired by the work of Dr Elsie Inglis, and members of the Scottish Women's Hospitals such as Ishobel Ross, they created an illustrated poem dedicated to Dr Inglis. Lines from the poem documented Dr Inglis' achievements during the war:
'Dr Inglis played a significant role in the Princes Street Suffragette March,
She treated thousands of injured men.
She was spurred on by the rejection she received in her career,
She set up hospitals in allied countries after offering her services to France'.
An album belonging to Margaret Marx contains a picture of Dr Elsie Inglis along with other photographs depicting the work of the Scottish Women's Hospitals. This album is part of the Library's manuscript collections (Acc.12090) and records Margaret Marx's experiences with the Scottish Women's Hospitals in Romania and Russia in 1917, during which time the women witnessed the Russian Revolution.