A person from the past - Part 2

1. Florence Nightingale
By Alice

2. Why I choose Florence Nightingale
I chose Florence Nightingale because I think she
was an amazing person from the past. She
changed the world by following her dream and
never taking no for an answer. Her heroism
when she was in the war hospital helping the
sick men was amazing. Florence was a great
women, I hope people can see that.

3. Contents
1. Background Info
2. Early Life
3. Life Time Achievements and Influences
4. Major Achievements and Awards

4. Background Info
Birth date and place
She was born in Florence Italy on the 12th of May 1820.
Death date and place
Florence died when she was 90 on the 13th of August
from Cholera. An infection in a small intestine that causes
diarrhea and vomiting. In London.
Her Family
William her dad, Fanny her mum, and Her older sister
Frances.

5. Early Life
Florence grew up with her father. They were very
close. William Nightingale her father took up the
job of educating her. He taught her Greek, Latin,
German, Italian, History, philosophy and
Mathematics.
At 17 she felt herself called by god to be a nurse her
parents wouldn’t let her become a nurse and
instead wanted her to get married she never got
married or had any kids and after a while her
parents let her become a nurse.

6. Life time achievements and influences
Florence was determined to achieve the best for
her patients in difficult times. She also was one
of the main reasons the Red Cross started. In
1877 the War Office decided to get more
women as nurses employed in military hospitals
because of her and to put Florence Nightingale
in the face of official opposition. Her work had
been practiced in 1869 at the Royal Victoria
Hospital, which became a significant Red Cross
hospital.

7. Major achievements and awards
I think one of the big achievements for her must
have been becoming a nurse and getting more
ladies to become nurses.
Florence decided in 1907 to create a
commemorative International Nightingale
Medal to be awarded to ladies distinguished in
the nursing field.