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Florence Nightingale, feminist / Judith Lissauer Cromwell.

Cromwell, Judith Lissauer, 1935- (Author).

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"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.

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ISBN: 9780786470921 (softcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0786470925 (softcover : acid-free paper)
Physical Description: viii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-314) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: 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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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
Nurses > England > Biography.
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