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Traces the life of the nineteenth-century English woman who followed her calling to work in hospitals and improve the conditions under which the sick were treated.

Chronicles the life and career of Florence Nightingale, the unstoppable wartime nurse known as the "Lady with the lamp.

A brief biography of Florence Nightingale, who became the founder of modern nursing following the Crimean war.

"When Florence Nightingale decided as a teenager that she wanted to become a nurse, her parents tried to talk her out of it, claiming that it wasn't a suitable profession for a woman.