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Florence Nightingale, British Nurse

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a British nurse, humanitarian, and hospital reformer who transformed nursing and wrote the first definitive textbook on the subject. She was director of nursing operations on the front during the Crimean War, where her efforts to improve sanitation in military hospitals drastically reduced the mortality rate. Stipple engraving by C. Cook, circa 1854. Colorized.

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Florence Nightingale, British Nurse

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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a British nurse, humanitarian, and hospital reformer who transformed nursing and wrote the first definitive textbook on the subject. She was director of nursing operations on the front during the Crimean War, where her efforts to improve sanitation in military hospitals drastically reduced the mortality rate. Stipple engraving by C. Cook, circa 1854. Colorized.

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