'''Florence Nightingale''' was a British nurse, statistician, and social reformer who was the foundational philosopher of modern nursing. Nightingale was put in charge of nursing British and allied soldiers in Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War. She spent many hours in the wards, and her night rounds giving personal care to the wounded established her image as the “Lady with the Lamp.” Her efforts to formalize nursing education led her to establish the first scientifically based nursing school—the Nightingale School of Nursing, at St. Thomas’ Hospital. She also was instrumental in setting up training for midwives and nurses in workhouse infirmaries.

Florence sensed a ‘calling’ from God at an early age and believed she was destined to do something greater with her life. As a child, she was very academic and particularly interested in mathematics. Her religion gave her a strong sense of moral duty to help the poor and, over time, she held a growing belief that nursing was her God-given vocation. Paid nursing suffered a reputation as a job for poor, often elderly women. Despite parental concern, she persisted in her ambition, reading anything she could about health and hospitals. Eventually she persuaded them to allow her to take three months’ nursing training at an inspirational hospital and school in Dusseldorf. Aged 33, she then became superintendent of a hospital for ‘gentlewomen’ in Harley Street, London.

In 1854, reports flooded in about the dreadful conditions and lack of medical supplies suffered by injured soldiers fighting the Crimean War. The Minister of War, a social acquaintance, invited Florence to oversee the introduction of female nurses into the military hospitals in the Ottoman Empire. With a party of 38 nurses, Florence arrived in Scutari that November and set about organizing the hospitals to improve supplies of food, blankets and beds, as well as the general conditions and cleanliness. The comforting sight of her checking all was well at night earned her the name ‘Lady of the Lamp’, along with the undying respect of the British soldiers.

Recent commentators have asserted that Nightingale's Crimean War achievements were exaggerated by the media at the time, but critics agree on the importance of her later work in professionalizing nursing roles for women. Nightingale was a prodigious and versatile writer.

All appearances of Florence Nightingale published prior to January 1st, )-(95)}} are public domain in the United States.

Some Notable Appearances are listed below:

*The Victoria Cross (1912)
*Florence Nightingale (1915)

*Kid Eternity #2, 17
*True Comics #2
*Polly Pigtails #19
*Wonderworld Comics #3

*The Florence Nightingale Effect (trope where a nurse falls in love with her patient) was named after her, it should be noted that she never experienced this, and would probably view it as abuse.
*The annual International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birthday.
*In the Pokémon Anime, Tracey references Florence Nightingale in the episode [https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP092 The Joy of Pokémon]

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*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/florence-nightingale/4005-19759/ Comicvine]
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*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Florence-Nightingale Britannica]
*[https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/florence-nightingale National Women’s History Museum]
*[https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/about-florence-nightingale/ Florence Nightingale Museum]
*[https://library.uab.edu/locations/reynolds/collections/florence-nightingale/life University of Alabama at Birmingham]
*[https://www.famousscientists.org/florence-nightingale/ Famous Scientists]
*Real Life Heroes Wiki
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*Military Wiki
*Religion Wiki
*[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/FlorenceNightingale TV Tropes]
*[https://historical-figures-in-media.fandom.com/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Historical Figures in Media Wiki]
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