Bibliograph

Florence Nightingale, feminist, Judith Lissauer Cromwell

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Florence Nightingale, feminist, Judith Lissauer Cromwell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-314) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Florence Nightingale, feminist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

793581417

Responsibility statement

Judith Lissauer Cromwell

Summary

"This is the first biography told from a post-feminist perspective, about one of the world's most famous women. Born into Victorian Britain's elite, a brilliant, magnetic teenager decided to devote her life to becoming a nurse. By creating a career for women that empowered them with economic independence, Florence Nightingale stands among the founders of modern feminism"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The child is mother of the woman -- Seesaw -- "My little plan" -- "Idol of the man I adored" -- A taste of freedom -- The penultimate battle -- The prison called family -- Harley Street -- "There is but one person in England" -- "The kingdom of hell" -- "These gigantic hospitals" -- Unparalleled calamity -- Balaclava spring -- Contest for the crimea -- Victory -- "I can never forget" -- The royal commission -- "The welfare and efficiency of the British Army" -- Annus horribilis -- "How people may live and not die in India" -- Nursing -- Family matters -- "The people of India" -- "The love that is so broad" -- "A blessed life."

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