FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
1820 - 1910

Florence was called the Lady of the Lamp. She became famous in the Crimean War, during which she worked in Turkey and the Crimea. Florence thought there might be room for improvement on the nursing sector, went home and became founder of the Nightingale School for Nurses in London. That was in 1860.

CRIMEAN WAR
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Florence was born in Florence, Italy. Hence the name. The picture above, by the way, is a recent discovery. Read all about it here from BBC.

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE