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Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing

  • Written by Melissa Pritchard, Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies, Arizona State University
imageFlorence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became known as the "Lady with the Lamp."Photos.com/Getty Images

For nearly 200 years, Florence Nightingale’s name has been synonymous with gentle compassion and mercy.

In the mid-19th century, Nightingale became perhaps the most celebrated woman of her era...

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