Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Italy to British parents. She felt called to nursing but her family disapproved. In 1851, she trained in Germany and in 1854 helped oversee nurses in the Crimean War, greatly improving conditions. She established nursing as a profession and the Nightingale Training School, helping develop modern nursing theories still used today.

1. Historical Figure
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2. Florence Nightingale

3. Early Life
o Florence Nightingale was born on
12 May 1820.
o She was named after the Italian
city of her birth where her
wealthy parents were on holiday.
o In 1837, Nightingale felt that God
was calling her to do some work
but wasn't sure what that work
should be.
o She began to develop an interest
in nursing, but her parents
considered it to be a profession
inappropriate to a woman of her
class and background.

4. Nursing Career
o in 1851, she went to Kaiserwerth in
Germany for three months nursing
training.
o Became superintendent of a
hospital for gentlewomen in Harley
Street, in 1853.
o The following year, the Crimean
War began and she was sought out
to oversee a team of nurses in the
military hospitals in Turkey.
o With her nurses, she greatly
improved the conditions and
substantially reduced the mortality
rate.

5. Her Significance
• Nightingale established nursing as a
respectable profession for women.
• She established the Nightingale Training
School for nurses at St Thomas' Hospital in
London.
• She helped to establish nursing theories and
practices which are still in existence today.

6. Sir Charlie Chaplin

7. • Born on 16th April 1889 in
London.
• Charlie and his half brother
spent their lives in and out of
charity homes and workhouses
between their mother's attacks
of insanity.
• Chaplin first set foot on the
stage at 5 years old after his
mother was booed off the
stage.

8. His Early Career
• His official acting career
at the age of eight,
touring with The Eight
Lancashire Lads.
• At 18 he began touring
with Fred Karno's
vaudeville troupe.
• At 30, he helped he form
United Artists (UA) film
company.

9. The Tramp
(His most famous character)

10. His Career
• Chaplin was an actor, director, writer, producer, and film editor. He
appeared in 82 films throughout his 53 years in the industry and
directed a number of silent films including the following:
• Directed features:
– The Kid (1921)
– A Woman of Paris (1923)
– The Gold Rush (1925)
– The Circus (1928)
– City Lights (1931)
– Modern Times (1936)
– The Great Dictator (1940)
– Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
– Limelight (1952)
– A King in New York (1957)
– A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)

11. His Significance
• Charlie Chaplin was one of the world’s first
international film stars.
• He was one of cinema's most iconic stars.
• Chaplin was one of the most influential
filmmakers of the first four decades of the
twentieth century.
• He was important to the development of comedy
as a genre.
• Charlie Chaplin inspired both pop culture, high
art and had a role in the development of the film
industry.