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FlorenceNightingale

Withthehonorof“TheLadywiththeLamp”,FlorenceNightingalewasthefounderof

otedallherlifetonursingcar

eerandmadeoutstandingcontributionstotheknowledgeandimprovementofpublichea

st13,1910,shepasdawayinLondonforever.

FlorenceNightingalewasborninFlorence,ItalyonMay12,1820andshewasnamed

ngale‟sfamilywasverywealthyandbelongedtoelitesocial

r,Nightingalepreferredtolookafterpoorpeopleratherthandancewith

1837,feelinggodwascallinghertodosomework,Nightingale

eivednosupportfromherfamilyatthat

time,becauherparentsconsiderednursingtobeinappropriatetoawomanofherclass.

Theyexpectedhertomarryagoodmanandlivedanupperclasswoman‟1844,

Nightingaledecidedtoworkinhospital,ethe

intenrageandpressurefromherfamily,shestilllearnedsomenursingskillsbyherlf

1851,shewenttoKairwerthinGermanyforthreemonths‟nursingtraining.

ThinabledhertobecomesuperintendentofahospitalforgentlewomeninHarleyStreet.

In1853,theCrimeanWarbrokeoutanditissoonreportedthatthereweredesperately

lackingmedicalfacilities,Herbert,thewar

minister,hadalreadyknownNightingaleandaskedhertoorganizeacorpsofnursto

21October1854,sheandthestaffof38womenvolunteer

ghtheconditionstherewereveryhorrid,Nightingale

ngaleherlfspentevery

vening,shetookalampwithher

diersweremoveddeeplyandtheycalledher“t

heladywiththelamp”.Bygraceofherandhernurs,thedeathratewasreducedbytwo

-thirds.

Inthesummerof1856,

withahero‟swelcome,

QueenrewardedNightingale‟sworkbyprentingherwithanengravedbroochwhich

cametobeknownasthe„NightingaleJewel‟.Moreover,Nightingalealsoreceived$250,000

asaprizegrantfromtheBritishgovernment.

In1859,NightingalepublishedNotesonHospitalswhichfocudontheproperarrang

ementsforcivilianinstitutionsandthenextyear,shepresidedoverthefundingofthe

‟en

on,Nightingalebecameanadmirablefigureinpublic,literaryworkswerewrittento

interpretthisgreatheroine‟omenwereeagertofollowherexample,

eof

Nightingale‟ffort,nursingwasnolongerdiscriminatedbytheupperclass.

Attheageof38,Nightingalewashomeboundandbedridden,becaushehad

contacted„Crimeanfever‟r,shecontinuedtowork

10yearsofsanitaryreform,in

1873,NightingalereportedthatmortalityamongsoldiersinIndiahaddeclinedfrom69to

18per1000.

In1907,1908,she

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f1910,shealsoreceiveda

st13,1910,she

herdeath,Nightingalehadexpresdthedesirethather

funeralbeaquiteandhumbleaffair,soherrelativesrespectedherlastwishandturned

downanationalfuneral,andthe„LadywiththeLamp‟waslaidtorestinafamilyplotat

WestminsterAbbey.

workswerewrittentointerpretthisgreatheroine‟omenweree

agertofollowherexample,eventhewomenfromupperclassbeganenrollinginthetrainin

eofNightingale‟ffort,nursingwasnolongerdiscriminatedbytheupper

class.

Attheageof38,Nightingalewashomeboundandbedridden,becaushehadcontac

ted„Crimeanfever‟r,shecontinuedtoworkinorder

10yearsofsanitaryreform,in1873,Ni

ghtingalereportedthatmortalityamongsoldiersinIndiahaddeclinedfrom69to18per10

00.

In1907,1908,sh

f1910,shealsoreceivedacon

st13,1910,shepas

herdeath,Nightingalehadexpresdthedesirethatherfuneral

beaquiteandhumbleaffair,soherrelativesrespectedherlastwishandturneddownanat

ionalfuneral,andthe„LadywiththeLamp‟waslaidtorestinafamilyplotatWestminsterA

bbey.

FlorenceNightingaleisthefirstnurintheworld,shemadegreatcontributionstothe

elled

againsttheidle,eupmany

women‟more,sheachievedaleading

positioninaworlddominatedbymen,drivinganddirectinghermalecoworkersashardas

ernationalNursDayistuponMay12thinmemoryofher.

Humanrememberher,humanpraiher,andsheistheheroineinhuman‟shearts.