Florence+Nightingale

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She was born in 1820 into a rich British family. Her dad (William Nightingale) took care of her education. He was a landowner and taught her many different languages. Her mum (Fanny Nightingale) on the other hand was a bossy woman who was thoroughly concerned in Florence getting a husband. At the age of 17 Florence strongly believed she got a call from god to help others. At the age of 25 she announced to her parents she wanted to become a nurse. Her parents were completly opposed to the idea because nursing was working class women. Her parents and sister (Parthenope Nightingale) tried many things to stop her wanting a career in medicine. Her sister faked fainting spells and her mother accused her of being evil. Florence denied to marry several men because she believed marriage would interfere in her work. She was reinforced in medicine when she met Elizabeth Blackwell, first doctor (her ambition). Elizabeth encouraged her to keep going.

At the age of 31 her father finally allowed Florence to become a nurse.

The Crimean War had come and soldiers were dieing like flies. Florence and 38 other nurses all came to help. At first they were not aloud to aid the wounded soldiers as the male doctors were in charge but as more broke down they were in need of there help. The death rate dropped 2 percent and the soldiers were very grateful. When Florence arrived back in London the crowd claimed her as a heroine. She went back and caught all the diseases that could offer. After all the diseases went she lossed all her hair, becme very skinny and became to blind to read a newspaper. But still refused to stop working. Working until the point of exhaustion, everyone thought this would be the end but still remained alive for another few years. On August Florence fell into a deep sleep and never awoke again.

She is now known as the lady with the lamp.