Florence Nightingale
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- I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women...no woman has excited passions among women more than I have.Florence Nightingale, (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician. Florence Nightingale's lasting contribution has been her role in founding the modern nursing profession. She set a shining example for nurses everywhere of compassion, commitment to patient care, and diligent and thoughtful hospital administration.[1] [May 2007]