This is the a brief biography of Florence Nightingale, written by Abrar Mohsin.

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Florence Nightingale
-Abrar Mohsin
LECTURER IN ENGLISH
M.R.GOVT.SANSKRIT COLLEGE
VIZIANAGARAM

2. About the author
● He is an African author
● He has served his contribution in the various paths of Africa.
● His famous works are Granny's stories, World's great lives and
World’s immortal speeches

3. About the lesson
● The story begins with Lord Tennyson’s poem which shows the glory
and hero-worship of Crimean War.
● In contrast, Abrar Mohsin refers the
bloodshed condition of warriors.
● He has wonderfully painted the
life-picture of Florence
Nightingale.
● Abrar Mohsin has described her as a pure soul who remains immortal
forever.

4. ● Florence Nightingale was born at
Florence in Italy on May 12, 1820.
● Her parents shocked to listen her
opinion to become a nurse as her
ambition.
● Nursing was not regarded as
respectable job in those days.
● It is a punishment to the drunken
prostitutes
● They chose it instead of going to
to jail.

5. ● She came in contact with
Mr.Sidney Herbert.
● They became intimate friends
as they both have common
interest in doing service.
● She travelled through Europe
● She didn't like the artificial
atmosphere of London
● She joined in a German training
school for nurses.

6. ● When she was a child she
liked bandaging the wounds
of neighbour’s pet.
● She felt a call to a mission of
Mercy.
● She gave up the idea of
marrying and settling down.
● later on, she spent much time
at the hospitals of London and
Edinburgh.

7. Importance to cleanliness and fresh air
● After that she became the manager
and director of Sanatorium an
establishment for gentle woman
during illness
● In the treatment of the sick, she
gave importance to cleanliness and
fresh air
● Her fame began to spread for her
initiation and hygienic value.

8. The Crmean war
● The Cremean war had broken out
like a national calamity in 11854.
● There were no sufficient surgeon
and other preparations.
● Sidney Herbert, the secretary for
war wrote a letter to Florence
Nightingale for the care of the
wounded.

9. Expedition of nurses to Crimean War
● She has started an expedition with a
group of nurses.
● She became a celebrity with the
announcement of her appointment.
● many people didn't like the idea of
women taking charge nursing
● Her parents called her as an insane
for taking up this job
● Queen Victoria blessings she set sail
for Crimean on October 21st 1854.

10. Horrible conditions of barracks
● At the hospital in Scutari, no clean shirts and filled with
foulness of the atmosphere.
● The wards are infested with the rats, mice and vermin.
● She grieved that the soldiers were regarded as military
machines.
● She wrote many letters to the officers to send clothes
food and other requirements.
● Finally she started performing the duties of a cook
scavenger, housekeeper, washer-woman, store- keeper
and general- dealer with the help of of other nurses
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11. The Lady with the Lamp
● Even she made several visits to the
scene of War for making certain
reforms in the treatment.
● She was mocked by British
Ambassador to Turkey for raising
funds from generous contributions.
● With a lamp in her hand, she walked
through the wards of the patients, the
wounded and the sick.
● The grateful patients looked at ‘the
lady with the lamp’ with gratitude.

12. Pure spirit of duty
● When she came back to England, she
became sick.She was unable to walk but
she went on with her work from her bed.
● She felt that the whole world was a sick-
room that needed nursing.
● She was awarded the ‘order of merit’ in
1907 and was the first woman to receive
so high and Honour.
● Finally,she died at 90 after completion of
pure spirit of duty. ORDER OF MERIT

13. Thank you to
all the nurses.