November 1854: Florence Nightingale had just arrived near Constantinople at a military hospital hastily outfitted to take in wounded British soldiers from the Crimean War. Lucy Worsley, Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer, BBC 2023
A social reformer and pioneer she stepped outside the role given to women. ibid.
Florence Nightingale broke the rules yet paid the price with her health and her happiness. ibid.
The Times sent a war correspondent to the front. ibid.
‘A London hospital is a garden of flowers next to it.’ ibid. Florence
Proving comfort for the sick was really important. Outside the hospital, other women, like the Jamaican nurse, Mary Seacole, also understood this. ibid.
‘She had to sort out some prevention.’ ibid.
Hygiene was the main principle for saving lives. ibid.