Nightingale, Florence (1820–1910)

Abstract Florence Nightingale, an Englishwoman, developed the foundational philosophy of modern nursing and was a Victorian leader in sanitation reform. Her most famous position was as superintendent of female nursing in the military hospitals in Turkey based at Scutari during the Crimean War. The time in the Crimea provided Nightingale with the experience, political contact, and public fame to create significant and lasting social reform following the war.