For women in Victorian times, especially those born into wealth like Florence Nightingale, working outside the home was frowned upon. A job as lowly and dirty as nursing was out of the question. Despite this, Nightingale felt compelled to be a nurse. She pushed hard against society's rules and her family's objections to answer her call, and bravely forged her own path.
year: 2016
call number/section: 920, 921, 92
subjects: nightingale, florence, 1820-1910, juvenile literature, nursing, history, nurses, england, biography, crimean war, 1853-1856, medical care, juvenile literature