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THE SAVIOUR OF MOTHERS

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The year is 1847. Semmelweis’s ideas have been working. He has been testing his ideas.

Has he been testing his ideas? Yes, he has been testing his ideas.

It has been helping. He has saved thousands of lives. The number of women dying has decreased.

Has the number of women dying increased? No, the number of women dying hasn’t increased. The number of women dying has decreased.

Semmelweis has discovered the danger of germs. He has found dangerous particles that are too small to see.

What has he found? He has found dangerous particles that are too small to see.

Why haven’t the other doctors listened to Semmelweis? The other doctors haven’t been able to understand his ideas. They haven’t been able to accept the idea of invisible particles. They haven’t been able to accept that they must wash their hands.

What haven’t they been able to accept? They haven’t been able to accept that they must wash their hands.

They think Semmelweis has insulted them. They have ignored his ideas. He has been fired from his job. His reputation has been destroyed. How could he have fallen so low? Semmelweis has become angry. He has called the other doctors murderers and fools.

Today, in the 21st century, Semmelweis’s ideas have been accepted by everyone.

Have his ideas been accepted? Yes, his ideas have been accepted by everyone.

Semmelweis has been called the savior of mothers. Now everyone knows that doctors must wash their hands. This has become common knowledge, but in Semmelweis’s time, this was crazy. Semmelweis has taught us to stay open to new ideas.

What has Semmelweis taught us? He has taught us to stay open to new ideas.