A handout illustration shows a young Florence Nightingale in an unknown location, drawn by her cousin Hilary Bonham-Carter. Photo: Reuters
Victorian Britain took Florence Nightingale into its heart as the “Lady with the Lamp” who tended wounded soldiers, but a new exhibition shows her as a tough pioneer whose principles on hygiene underpin nursing today as the world battles coronavirus.
The show at the Florence Nightingale Museum within London’s St Thomas’ Hospital marks the bicentenary of Nightingale’s birth into a wealthy family, and tells the story of how she fought her family’s opposition and social constraints to become the world’s most famous nurse.
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Nightingale In 200 Objects, People & Places exhibition
A handout illustration shows a young Florence Nightingale in an unknown location, drawn by her cousin Hilary Bonham-Carter. Photo: Reuters
A handout photograph shows Florence Nightingale and her Nightingale School trainees in an unknown location. It is part of the exhibition ‘Nightingale In 200 Objects, People & Places’ in London. Photo: Reuters
A handout illustration shows a young Florence Nightingale with her pet owl, Athena, in an unknown location. Photo: Reuters
The show at the Florence Nightingale Museum within London's St Thomas' Hospital marks the bicentenary of Nightingale's birth into a wealthy family, and tells the story of how she fought her family's opposition and social constraints to become the world's most famous nurse. Photo: Reuters
An illustration shows Florence Nightingale at Scutari Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: Reuters
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