I mentioned Florence Nightingale in the “ Improving Health “ thread ( http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ng-health-care ).


She helped make nursing a respectable profession for women. Although best known for overseeing a team of nurses in Scutari ( Turkey ) during the Crimean War in the 1850’s, she later established the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St. Thomas’s Hospital in London.


She set an example for training of nurses and caring for patients which should not be forgotten today.

The clue to where she came from is in her name - she was born in Florence, Italy.