Transcript Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale
Her Life
Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale
• 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
Florence Nightingale
• 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.
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Florence is
remembered today as
the person responsible
for improving conditions
in hospitals and making
nursing an acceptable
job
Florence Nightingale
Acknowledgements
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www.florencenightingale.co.uk
•
Britannica Student Encyclopaedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica
Online
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www.gardenofpraise.com
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www.thelighthouseforeducation.co.uk