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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

By: Mónica del Pozo


BIOGRAPHY

 Birth: May 12, 1820 in Florence


 Death: August 13, 1910 in London

 She was born in a rich family

 She was a nurse and a writer


WHY IS SHE IMPORTANT ?

 She was the pioneer of the modern medicine


 Florence inspire the fundator of the red cross

 1853 introduce new medicine techniques

 Florence was called the “The lady of the lamp”


IMPORTANT FACTS

 1854: She created a group of


nurses to help in the Crimea
War

 Had the support of Victoria I

 She established a school to


teach nurses to work in
hospitals

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