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is always inspiring to learn about
wonderful people in history who had the courage to follow their dreams.
A woman named Florence Nightingale was one of the amazing people in
world history. She was a reformer, pioneer and most importantly
a humanitarian in her time.
She made remarkable improvements to the field
of nursing. She also reformed the sanitation conditions in
hospitals. This week, let's learn about the life of this amazing woman!
Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy.
She was named after the city of her birth. But she was raised in England.
During that time, most women did not receive any type of education. They married and
cared for their husbands and children. However, Florence's father,
William Nightingale, believed that all women should receive an education.
So, he taught his daughter a variety of subjects ranging from science
and mathematics to history and philosophy. Florence also
became very interested in caring for the sick during her youth. So
she studied on hospital care, sanitation conditions in hospitals and
public health. She also began to care for sick animals and
servants whenever she had the chance.
 Florence
traveled throughout Europe during her early years and learned many
languages including Greek, Latin, French and Italian. She also visited
many of the hospitals in these cities to study the European hospital
system. In 1850, she traveled to Egypt and began studying nursing
at the Institute of Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1853, she became superintendent
of the Hospital for Invalid Gentlewomen in London. She continued to
visit hospitals and study their conditions.
In 1854, the Crimean War크림 전쟁 broke out. Florence wanted to help the
wounded during this war. Soon, she led 38 nurses and traveled to Scutari
to help the wounded soldiers. When they arrived, the hospital conditions
and sanitary conditions were
very poor. Florence and her nurses changed these conditions. Within
a few months after Florence and her nurses arrived there, the death rate dropped sharply. She became a true
hero to the soldiers and everyone back home in England.
In 1860, after the war, Florence founded the Nightingale School and
Home for Nurses at Saint Thomas' Hospital in London. This was the
first school of professional nursing. It
was the beginning of many new nursing schools to come. Florence Nightingale
changed the face of nursing from a mostly untrained profession to a highly skilled and well-respected medical profession. |
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