Florence Nightingale (Classic Reprint): A Biography - Couverture souple

Irene Cooper Willis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330322665 ISBN 13 : 9781330322666

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Meet the woman behind modern nursing and the honest drive for reform.

This engaging biography offers a clear, human portrait of Florence Nightingale, revealing what drove her relentless work for better hospitals and patient care. The narrative traces her life from early influences through the Crimean War and into years of public service and reform. It shows how she balanced public acclaim with a fierce, unyielding commitment to practical improvements, and it examines the complex mix of pride, duty, and vision that shaped her legacy. • A vivid look at the real person behind the legend • How Nightingale helped reshape hospitals, nursing, and medical training • Key moments, people, and events that influenced her reforms • The lasting impact of her work on health care and public service Ideal for readers of historical biographies and anyone curious about the origins of modern nursing and health reform.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Florence Nightingale: A Biography

This book could not have been written without constant reference to, and some quotation from, the letters and papers published in Sir Edward Cook's excellent two-volume biography of Florence Nightingale. (Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1913.) I am deeply indebted to Messrs. Macmillan for their kind permission to make these references and quotations.

I should add that since the publication of my book in America and while the proofs of this English edition were in the press, Miss I. B. O'Malley's biography of Florence Nightingale, written with the assistance of members of the Nightingale family, has been published. Miss O'Malley's book (which does not go beyond the Crimean War) contains much interesting and hitherto unknown detail but, after reading it with great enjoyment, I do not find that I need alter anything that I have written here. Indeed, the new official biography strengthens my previous impressions and, in particular, emphasizes what a very real struggle it was, at the outset, for Florence Nightingale to free herself from dependence upon ordinary human longings such as to please and be loved by her family and her friends.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330322665
• ISBN 13: 9781330322666
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 258
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