Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence, Italy and knew from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse to help the poor and sick. She innovated medicine and hospital administration by going to the Crimean War to heal soldiers, establishing practices of cleanliness and sanitation that became standard for modern hospitals. Nightingale revolutionized nursing and is remembered for creating the concept of clean hospitals through her experiences nursing soldiers and recommendations to officials on improving hospital conditions.

1. Good morning. My name is Florence Nightingale and I am an innovator. I was born in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820. I knew I wanted to be a nurse because my God told me to help the poor and sick. I innovated medicine and how hospitals are run by going to the Crimean War to help heal soldiers. My innovation is important because, if I didn’t innovate this, the modern hospital would have been the same as hospitals my time. Which were absolutely horrible! I also wrote letters to important people about suggestions on how to run hospitals for the better. One interesting thing you may not know about me is that I had and owl named Athena as a pet. I died on August 13, 1910 at the age of 90. People remember me because I helped create the concept of cleanliness in hospitals and revolutionized nursing.<br />