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Melissa Pritchard

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Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies, Arizona State University

Florence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became known as the “Lady with the Lamp.” Photos.com/Getty Images

May 15, 2024

Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing

Melissa Pritchard, Arizona State University

Among her 5 decades of accomplishments, Nightingale founded the world’s first nursing school and advocated health care for all.

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