Florence

n 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the enormous hole in the roof of their cathedral. Season after season, the winter rains and summer sun had streamed in over Santa Maria del Fiore’s high altar—or where the high altar should have been. Their predecessors had begun the church in 1296 to showcase the status of Florence as one of Europe’s economic and cultural capitals, grown rich on high finance and the wool and silk trades.

"To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of his purpose." - Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, also known as 'The Lady With The Data" was a well trained pioneer for statistics and the first women to be elected into the Royal statistical society. She was referred to this because of her groundbreaking work in statistics.She believed that there were underlying laws that could describe human interaction and behavior. Since the early age of 9 Nightingale

Florence Nightingale was the younger of two children in her family, her mother was Frances Nightingale and her father was William Shore Nightingale. As a young child Florence was very active in philanthropy, she helped the ill and the poor people in her village. By the age sixteen is was clear to her that nursing had been her calling. When she approached her parents with her divine purpose in life her parents were not pleased, in fact her parents forbade her to purse nursing. In her social standing

Florence Nightingale is a great example of how war can alter people’s lives. Nightingale was born into an upper-class home where she was conformed into cultural norms by her parents. While her parents wanted her to learn how to cook, clean and be a good domestic life, Nightingale had different plans. In 1854, an article came out that talked about the terrible conditions of the medical facilities during the Crimean War. In this article Nightingale found a purpose worth pursuing. When she read the

Abstract This paper consists of Florence Nightingale’s theory and its contribution to the world of nursing. Nightingale accomplished many things during her lifetime, and played a large role in the Crimean war. She also established the first school of nursing. Many aspects of her environmental theory are still used today. The patient, health, environment, and nursing are all important concepts discussed within this paper and what Nightingale believed each meant. Nightingale’s plays an extremely important

Tornabuoni and Piero di Cosimo de ' Medici, Lorenzo ruled Florence from 1469 until his death in 1492 after his father’s death. He helped make Florence the most important city-state from 1469-1492. Lorenzo de Medici was the most important ruler of Florence because he formed political alliances to protect his people, he was a strong supporter of education, and he was an advocate to many great artists. Although there were many attacks on Florence, Lorenzo risked his life for the safety of his people

Florence Nightingale and Her Citadel: The Cleansing of the Unsanitary Hospitals by Julia Miller Honors English II Period 2 Mr. John Cosden 31 March 2015 Introduction: Andrew Manson, Florence Nightingale, and the Filthy Hospitals, Nightingale’s Citadel “Don’t you remember how you used to speak of life, that it was an attack on the unknown, an assault uphill-as though you had to take some castle that you knew was there, but couldn’t see

Florence Nightingale: Saint or Sinner When one hears the name, Florence Nightingale, the word nurse is instantly paired with it because of her contributions to nursing. Florence Nightingale became a national heroine after nursing the British troops at Scutari in the Crimean War during 1854-56 and became a pioneer for nursing using sanitary and administrative techniques. According to editor, Lynn McDonald, in Florence Nightingale- An Introduction to Her Life and Family: Collected Works of Florence

Florence Nightingale, often called the “lady with the lamp”, is well known for being a pioneer in the field of nursing (Selanders, L., 2015). Florence helped shape nursing into the respected profession that it is today, raising much awareness to the need for improvement in nursing care as well as improved conditions of hospitals and institutions serving the poor. Her effort in these areas was certainly remarkable, but it is only one piece of her large body of work. Little known by many was Florence’s

medieval period came to an end, the next couple of centuries helped set the stage for the settlement in the United States. Florence Nightingale Florence went against her parents’ wishes of getting married and starting a family, she wanted to leave an impact on the world. She wanted to do that by improving the profession of nursing and forming the framework for centuries to come. Florence Nightingale has been quoted with saying “every woman is a nurse” (Malka, 2007). She believed nursing was a calling for