![]() ![]() Frances said of her and her siblings that they never worked a day in their lives and just played and had fun. The parents were Unitarians and fabulously wealthy. She is one of ten children born to an active liberal politician. People called her a ministering angel in the hospitals, but she herself became ill with a disease she got there.In her later years she was not able to travel, but people came to her from all over the world for her advice.During the Civil War, the United States asked her advice about setting up military hospitals.She became known as the founder * of modern nursing.ġ788 Frances Smith ("Fanny"), FN's mother born. ![]() She carried a lamp as she walked the halls of the battlefield hospital and became known as the "lady with the lamp". She got men to clean it up and managed to get the supplies they needed. The hospital was a huge, dirty barracks * building. She went to the battlefield with 38 nurses. This way, her family wouldn't have to be "embarrassed" * by her actions.She was an excellent student, and after her graduation, she returned to London and got a job running a hospital.ĭuring the Crimean (cry ME un) War, she was put in charge of nursing. If he would let her go to Kaiserwerth (KI zer wirth) hospital in Germany to study, she wouldn't tell anyone her plans. She finally reached an agreement with her father. Her mother accused her of being immoral *. Her sister pretended to have fainting spells. They did many things to try to change her mind. Her parents didn't want her working in those "dirty" hospitals, but she was determined. She visited hospitals in London and the surrounding area. She used every spare minute to learn from nursing books she had secretly obtained. ![]() At the age of 16, she was sure that God was calling her to serve others. Once she even saved the life of an old shepherd's dog that had broken its leg. She enjoyed caring for sick farmers on her father's estate. When she told them she didn't want this kind of life, her parents became very angry and her sister went into hysterics *īy the time she was 12, she was determined to "do something worthwhile". They wanted her to become a socialite * to learn to give big parties and serve tea. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Born in 1820 - Died in 1910įlorence Nightingale was the daughter of a well-to-do family in England. ![]()
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