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Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing. She was also a noted statistician.
Early life
Florence Nightingale was born into a wealthy and well-connected British family at the Villa Colombaia in Florence, Italy. She was named after the city of her birth, as was her older sister (named Parthenope, the Greek name for the city of Naples).
Inspired by what she understood to be a divine calling (first experienced in 1837 at the age of 17 at Embley Park and later throughout her life), Nightingale made a commitment to nursing. This decision demonstrated a strong will on her part; it constituted a rebellion against the expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become an obedient wife. At the time, nursing was a career with a poor reputation, filled mostly by poorer women, "hangers-on" who followed the armies; they were equally likely to function as cooks. Nightingale would announce her decision to enter nursing to her family in 1845, evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
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Bloody twitter crashing non stop!! I'm laughing hysterically at the numpties on exit list thinking Florence nightingale carried a ferret!
mrst43 (Julie Thorpe) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:46:28 -0000
Bloody twitter crashing non stop!! I'm laughing hysterically at the numpties on exit list thinking Florence nightingale carried a ferret!
Florence Nightingale carried an owl around with her, what a fucking unhygienic nurse bitch
kpllusd (Lana Del Rey â ) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:46:01 -0000
Florence Nightingale carried an owl around with her, what a fucking unhygienic nurse bitch
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