Laura Elvery’s novel, Nightingale, invites us to see the legendary nurse not as a symbol, but as a person shaped by illness, ...

Florence Nightingale’s legacy transformed nursing into a respected profession, pioneered modern hospital design, and advanced public health through groundbreaking use of statistics. Her work during ...

“It’s ironic that many of the field hospitals [in the U.K.] have taken her name,” says Green of the Florence Nightingale Museum, which houses almost 3,000 artifacts dedicated to her ...

For nearly 200 years, Florence Nightingale’s name has been synonymous with gentle compassion and mercy. In the mid-19th century, Nightingale became perhaps the most celebrated woman of her era ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Florence was born in 1820 in a big city in Italy. It's called Florence and that's how she got her name. She went to ...

just a name, I hope my voice may perpetuate the great work of my life. God bless my dear old comrades of Balaclava and bring them safe to shore. Florence Nightingale." ...

a woman who claimed to dislike the 'fuzz-buzz' about her name, but who manipulated her fame to masterly effect for her own ends. Florence Nightingale inherited a liberal-humanitarian outlook from ...

It is an apt name, recalling the 19th-century nurse, born 200 years ago this year, who for many is synonymous with the creation of modern nursing — namely, Florence Nightingale. What is less ...

A trove of photos, letters and gifts associated with Florence Nightingale just sold for £25,584 (more than $32,000) at a Roseberys auction in London. The intimate collection includes two rare ...

Right, an angelic Nightingale animates ... the brave woman whose name would become synonymous with selflessness and compassion. Yet as Britain prepares to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s ...