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Florence Nightingale and Sir Harry Verney. On 24 June 1858, Parthenope married Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet, MP for Buckingham, a supporter of liberal causes and possessor of the family seat, Claydon House. Harry Verney had become involved with the Nightingale after his late wife's request for their daughter to meet Florence Nightingale.
Two sons were born, the first Waldemar Sigismund Dacre Craven (1880-1928), named after the two sons of the crown princess of Prussia who died in infancy. The second, Harry Lees Dacre Craven (1883-1917), was killed in action in World War I, the older son committed suicide in 1928. The crown princess and Nightingale were godmothers.
Florence Nightingale (/ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ l /; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. [4]
She became close friends with Florence Nightingale in 1846, and the Bracebridges travelled with her to Rome from 1847 to 1848, and around Europe, Greece, and Egypt between 1849 and 1850. [ 2 ] Florence Nightingale with Charles Holte Bracebridge and Selina Bracebridge in a Turkish street (1859)
He was married to Sarah Elizabeth Cowie (1808–95), daughter of a Lancashire merchant. There were no children. Mrs Sutherland became a friend of Florence Nightingale, and assisted her with practical matters, [1] when he became Nightingale's closest collaborator. Mrs Sutherland shared their concerns about public health; she was an active member ...
Una and Her Paupers Florence Nightingale & Anon, Diggory Press ISBN 978-1-905363-22-3; Agnes Jones Felicity McCall Guildhall Press ISBN 0-946451-96-6 [1] Cope, Zachary. Six Disciples of Florence Nightingale. London: Pitman Medical 1961:1-12. Jones, Agnes Elizabeth. The Gospel Promises shown in Isaiah I to VI. London: James Nisbet 1875. McDonald ...
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However Clarkey made exceptions including George Eliot, Lady Augusta Stanley, Elizabeth Gaskell [1] and Florence Nightingale in particular. She and Florence were to remain close friends for 40 years despite their 27-year age difference. Mohl demonstrated that women could be equals to men, an idea that Florence did not obtain from her mother. [6 ...