Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, HealerAJN Book of the Year 2009 5 Stars Ellen Wurzbach, RN, MSN, PhDfor Doody Review Service This lavishly illustrated biography celebrates the life and work of Florence Nightingale on the 100th anniversary of her death. With meticulous scholarship, the author documents the struggles and achievements of a woman who defied the conventions and standards of Victorian England to blaze her own path. Archival photographs, drawings, letters, maps, and a riveting narrative create a portrait of this complex, larger than life woman who is still a source of inspiration today. |
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... began recruiting help for the memorial , and individual grave markers began to be placed at the request of families . The finished monument , erected in 1857 , carried the inscription : " To the memory of the British soldiers and ...
... began to appear , associating him with the Crimean debacle and various War Office problems while ignoring his achieve- ments . To counter this , Nightingale - at the request of Chancellor of the Exchequer William Gladstone – began ...
... began to take their toll . During 1861 , at age 41 , she suffered three severe attacks of symptoms similar to those of her initial fever in 1855. Her physical vitality began to diminish and her illness became chronic . In addi- tion ...