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Florence Nightingale — This Day in Women's History

British · Medicine

Florence Nightingale

1820 – 1910

Founder of modern nursing whose statistical work transformed public health.

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May121820
Medicine
Florence Nightingale born in Florence
Founder of modern nursing is born to a wealthy British family.
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