Why was Florence Nightingale so famous?

Why was Florence Nightingale so famous?

Have you heard about Florence Nightingale, who was also called ‘The lady with the lamp’? She became a leg end for her compassion and kindness as she nursed wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Even in the dead of night, she would move amongst the wounded and dying, holding aloft her lamp, comforting all those who were suffering.

Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on 12 May 1820 and was named Florence after the city where she was born. When grown up, she made visits to the homes of the sick in the local villages, and began to investigate hospitals and nursing.

In March 1854, Britain, France and Turkey declared war on Russia. On 4 November 1854, Florence Nightingale arrived at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari, a suburbon the Asian side of Constantinople, with 38 nurses. They devoted themselves to reorganizing the hospital.

When she finally returned to England, Florence Nightingale had become so famous that she was able to raise the money to start a training school for nurses.

Florence Nightingale’s greatest achievement was to make nursing a respectable profession and to set new standards to skill, good behaviour and discipline in nursing.