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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]
Florence Blake (1907–1983), American pediatric nursing professor and author; Florence A. Blanchfield (1884–1971), superintendent of the United States Army Nurse Corps; Cecilia Blomqvist (1845–1890), Finnish deaconess; Kath Bonnin (1911 – 1985) was an Australian army nurse during WW2 [1]
[10] [11] [9] [12] Particular critical attention was given to her portrayal of Florence Nightingale in the company's 1973 revival of Edward Bond's controversial play Early Morning in which the company restored previously legally banned lesbian love scenes between Nightingale and Queen Victoria; the latter part played by Elizabeth Power. [13]
An original letter by Florence Nightingale in which she writes of her poor health following her return from the Crimean War has gone on display for the first time.
She was known as the "Florence Nightingale of America". [24] She was also known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" [14] [25] after she came to the aid of the overwhelmed surgeon on duty following the battle of Cedar Mountain in Northern Virginia in August 1862. She arrived at a field hospital at midnight with a large number of supplies to help ...
Christina Novak’s four-sentence obit for her mom, Florence “Flo” Harrelson, was published in the Kennebec Journal on Aug. 30. The succinct write-up stated that the 65-year-old died ...
Statistical diagram created by Florence Nightingale detailing cause of death in the British army in The Crimean War. Though Nightingale first believed bad air was the cause of disease, she used the term "germ" in her contribution to Dr. Richard Quain's medical dictionary which was published in 1883: [17] [18]
For those who have not read Florence “Flo” Harrelson’s colorful send-off, which was published on Aug. 30, the death notice reads: "Florence 'Flo' Harrelson, 65, formerly of Chelsea, died on ...