Florence Nightingale – Pioneer of Nursing!

In honor of National Nurses Week! Florence Nightingale is known as the mother of nursing, but did you know that she was a revolutionary in her time as well? Born into a wealthy family in London, she was expected to marry and be lady of a manor. She had different ideas, and defied society’s expectations when she moved to Germany to study nursing. During her time saving British soldiers in the Crimean War, she managed to cut the death rate by 2/3 by drastically improving sanitation conditions. Queen Victoria awarded Nightingale for her heroism, and she became a world leader in nursing and public health.