Florence Nightingale, the celebrated Lady with the Lamp, is one of the most famous pioneers of medicine and the founder of modern nursing. Born into a wealthy British family in 1820 with the expectation that she would become lady of high society, this intelligent, strong-willed young woman had different goals. She was determined to follow her calling as a nurse even in the face of her parents’ disapproval and the restrictive social code for young English women at the time. Nightingale’s most famous achievement was her courageous work during the Crimean War, where she struggled relentlessly to fight against the inhumane conditions and treatment of the wounded and sick and was hailed as the Angel of the Crimea. As a passionate campaigner for the need for proper care of patients and after years of fundraising for her cause, she set up Nightingale Training School at St. Thomas Hospital in London in 1860, the first secular nursing school in the world. Nightingale was also an accomplished statistician who wrote numerous research and statistical papers that earned her recognition as the Compassionate Statistician She was considered a true pioneer in the graphical representation of statistics which helped her to gain support from the medical community and governments for her health care reform efforts. Florence Nightingales most lasting contribution has been her role in founding the modern nursing profession. She set an example of compassion, commitment to patients and fought for health care for people regardless of faith, gender or economic background. There are several excellent books to introduce your children to this inspiring role model: “Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale” for ages 10 and up at amightygirl/heart-and-soul and “Florence Nightingale” for ages 6 to 10 at amightygirl/florence-nightingale Nightingale is also featured on the wonderful History of Women in Science poster at amightygirl/history-of-women-in-science-wall-poster For hundreds of true stories of trailblazing girls and women, visit A Mighty Girl’s Biography section at amightygirl/books/history-biography/biography For pretend play toys for budding nurses and doctors, visit our Pretend Play Occupations section and choose your occupation of interest on the left menu: amightygirl/toys/imaginative-play/pretend-play?cat=508 Thanks to the WomenRockScience Tumblr page for sharing this great image! (womenrockscience.tumblr/) Florence Nightingale, the celebrated Lady with the Lamp, is one of the most famous pioneers of medicine and the founder of modern nursing. Born into a wealthy British family in 1820 with the expectation that she would become lady of high society, this intelligent, strong-willed young woman had different goals. She was determined to follow her calling as a nurse even in the face of her parents’ disapproval and the restrictive social code for young English women at the time. Nightingale’s most famous achievement was her courageous work during the Crimean War, where she struggled relentlessly to fight against the inhumane conditions and treatment of the wounded and sick and was hailed as the Angel of the Crimea. As a passionate campaigner for the need for proper care of patients and after years of fundraising for her cause, she set up Nightingale Training School at St. Thomas Hospital in London in 1860, the first secular nursing school in the world. Nightingale was also an accomplished statistician who wrote numerous research and statistical papers that earned her recognition as the Compassionate Statistician She was considered a true pioneer in the graphical representation of statistics which helped her to gain support from the medical community and governments for her health care reform efforts. Florence Nightingales most lasting contribution has been her role in founding the modern nursing profession. She set an example of compassion, commitment to patients and fought for health care for people regardless of faith, gender or economic background. There are several excellent books to introduce your children to this inspiring role model: “Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale” for ages 10 and up at amightygirl/heart-and-soul and “Florence Nightingale” for ages 6 to 10 at amightygirl/florence-nightingale Nightingale is also featured on the wonderful History of Women in Science poster at amightygirl/history-of-women-in-science-wall-poster For hundreds of true stories of trailblazing girls and women, visit A Mighty Girl’s Biography section at amightygirl/books/history-biography/biography For pretend play toys for budding nurses and doctors, visit our Pretend Play Occupations section and choose your occupation of interest on the left menu: amightygirl/toys/imaginative-play/pretend-play?cat=508 Thanks to the WomenRockScience Tumblr page for sharing this great image! (womenrockscience.tumblr/)
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