Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary
nurse, but they don't know her full story. This riveting biography
explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling
conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an
undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean
War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made
nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the
Lady with the Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the
war, and her modern methods in nursing became the defining standards
still used today. Includes notes, bibliography, and index.