Florence Nightingale was so much more than a lady ... This forced Florence to return and care for her. But in August 1853, the breakthrough finally came: Florence became superintendent at a ...

The letters date between 1853 and 1893, when Nightingale was between the ages of 33 to 73 (she died at age 90). According to the Florence Nightingale Museum in London, UAB’s Nightingale collection ...

She became known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’. Florence Nightingale is remembered for showing people that nursing was a very important job. There was a time when, if people became ill or ...

It all began with 50 letters. Written by Florence Nightingale between 1853 and 1893—a time when not much of her life is documented—the letters cover public health issues, particularly advice about ...

Florence Nightingale’s family home ... particularly because of her work in the Crimean war (1853 to 1856), where she significantly reduced the death rates among soldiers by improving sanitation ...

Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of ... Turkey and Sardinia against Russia between 1853 and 1856. Ms Braithwaite, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a former college head ...