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KS2: Florence Nightingale – The founder of modern nursing...
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Who made nursing what it is today?
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Well, nursing came on in leaps and bounds thanks to this woman…
Florence Nightingale:
Florence Nightingale.
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The lady with the lamp.
Florence Nightingale: was born on the 12th May 1820 in Florence, Italy, hence the name but was raised in England.
Florence nightingale video biography frank
And while it's true that she was the founder of modern nursing, she did so much more than that. Florence helped the Victorian world to see that…
Florence Nightingale:
Women have just as much an important role in the workforce as men do.
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Growing up in an affluent family, it was expected that Florence would marry and start a family of her own but she had other ideas.
From a young age she said…
Florence Nightingale:
I want to be a healer.
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… even though at the time nursing wasn't seen as a respectable job for anyone, let along a woman from the upper classes.
Florence worked and studied hard even travelling to G