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Florence Nightingale was born on May 12th, 1820, in Italy. While both her parents were from England, she was only born in Italy because they were traveling there. both she and her sister were named after Italian cities.

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Florence was born into a wealthy family, living in two houses, a winter and summer home. She and her sister were both homeschooled by their father. he expected Florence to be married at a young age, but as a teenager, Florence believed she got a calling from God to help the poor and sick.

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while it wasn't a respected profession at the time, Florence wanted to become a nurse. both her parents disapproved of her decision and expected her to marry and settle down. Eventually, her father allowed her to study in Germany. after finishing her three-month course, she went to study in Paris even more.

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she was a famous nurse for many years, until the Crimean war. the current secretary of war, Sidney Herbert, asked Nightingale to manage every nurse in the war. Nicknamed "the lady with the lamp," she would visit her patients in the nighttime, carrying a small lamp. During her many many years of nursing, she wrote more than 150 books, pamphlets, and reports on medical issues. she is credited for creating one of the first versions of the pie chart. she is most well known for making hospitals a safer and cleaner place for doctors and patients.

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in her later years, Florence was often bedridden for medical reasons. even while bedridden, Nightingale continued to write books and advocate for better hospital conditions. she died at the age of 90 on August 13th, 1910. her death is commemorated by the red cross, which hands out Florence Nightingale's medals to the top nurses in the world. International nurses day is held on her birthday, in May of 2010, the Florence Nightingale Museum was opened at the St. Tomas hospital, to honor the 100th anniversary of Florences death

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https://scientificwomen.net/women/nightingale-florence-73

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/florence-nightingale