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Florence Nightingale was born into a rich family, in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820. Like all girls from rich families, she was expected to get married, have kids, and lead a housewife lifestyle. That was not the path she desired. Instead, she wanted to be a nurse. In 1844, against her parent’s will, Nightingale enrolled as a nursing student at the Lutheran Hospital of Pastor Fliedner in Kaiserswerth, Germany. She then moved to London and took up a job in a Middlesex hospital.
Florence Nightingale
After a year of working there, she was promoted to superintendent! During the Crimean War, she and a team of nurses improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital, reducing the death count by two-thirds. She insisted all patients are provided fresh air, healthy food, clean beds, and sterile bandages. In 1860, she established St. Thomas' Hospital and the Nightingale Training School for Nurses. She returned a hero and received many rewards for saving all those soldier’s lives. Even the queen of England rewarded her... with 250,000 dollars.
She died on August 13, 1910, in London. Florence Nightingale greatly influenced hospitals and medical systems worldwide.
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