Florence Nightingale

Her Life

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• Born in Florence, Italy• 12 May 1820• A wealthy family

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• Returned to England in 1821

• Taught at home with her older sister

• Florence was a very clever child

One of Florence Nightingale’s childhood homes – Lea Hurst, Derbyshire

The Nightingales spent part of the year here and part of the year in Hampshire

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• In 1837, when she was 17, she felt a “calling” to help people

• She visited sick people at their homes

• Her parents wanted her to get married

• She had other ideas and travelled in Europe looking at hospitals

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• In 1854 the Crimean War broke out – England was at war with Russia

• People in England heard that soldiers in hospitals were poorly treated.

• Florence was invited to take a group of 38 female nurses to work in hospitals in the Crimea.

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• War finished in 1856 Florence returned to England.

• She wanted to improve hospitals in this country

• Conditions in hospitals began to improve

1883 Royal Red Cross

1907 Order of Merit

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• Florence died of old age in 1910• She was buried near to her

parents’ home in Hampshire.

Florence is remembered today as the person responsible for improving conditions in hospitals and making nursing an acceptable job

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Acknowledgements

• www.florencenightingale.co.uk

• Britannica Student Encyclopaedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

• www.gardenofpraise.com

• www.thelighthouseforeducation.co.uk

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