Florence Nightingale Biography
Nurse (1820–1910)
Nurse (1820–1910)
Florence Nightingale was a trailblazing figure in nursing who greatly affected 19th- and 20th-century policies around proper care. She was known for her night rounds to aid the wounded, establishing her image as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’.
Who Was Florence Nightingale?
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820. Part of a wealthy family, Nightingale defied the expectations of the time and pursued what she saw as her God-given calling of nursing.
During the Crimean War, she and a team of nurses improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital, greatly reducing the death count.
Her writings sparked worldwide health care reform, and in 1860 she established St. Thomas’ Hospital and the Nightingale Training School for Nurses. A revered hero of her time, she died on August 13, 1910, in London.
Florence Nightingale Quotes
I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.
Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.
How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.
