Letter by Florence Nightingale [manuscript] : London. 1891.

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Letter by Florence Nightingale [manuscript] : London. 1891.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/223876217

The letter, to an unidentified recipient, discusses the need for appropriate training of nurses, and the meaning of the expression 'like a woman'

1 cm (14 leaves)

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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), nursing pioneer and reformer, is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Born in Florence, Italy, she dedicated her life to the care of the sick and war wounded. In 1844, she began to visit hospitals; in 1850, she spent some time with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria and a year later studied at the institute for Protestant deaconesses in Kaiserswerth, Germany. In 1854, she organized a unit of 38 nurses for service in the Crimean War. I...