Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She gave nursing a favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.
Additional resources
- Florence Nightingale Museum, London
- The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale
- Collected Works of Florence Nightingale at the National Archives (UK)
Created by Barbara Tysinger and Lynn Eades, Health Sciences Library at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Libraries
Last updated: November 9, 2022