Florence Nightingale letters collection, 1855-1881.

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Florence Nightingale letters collection, 1855-1881.

The Florence Nightingale Letters Collection highlights aspects of Nightingale's work throughout her life. The letters exemplify her engagement in policy matters as well as her leadership in the field of nursing. Many appear on black-bordered mourning stationary.

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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...

Meyer, Karl A., Dr.,

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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a pioneer in the field of nursing and a reformer of medical sanitation practices. She developed a model of statistical gathering and reporting for medical data, distinguishing herself as a professional statistician. She authored several books on the topics of medical practices and women's rights, and effected legislation related to medical practices and military medicine. She was born in 1820 in Florence, Italy, to a wealthy British family. Her father believe...