Project Gutenberg 2024-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 322 Tooley, Sarah A. 1857 1946 Tooley, Sarah A. Southall Southall, Sarah Anne The life of Florence Nightingale $aNew York :$bCassell and Company, ltd., $c1916. Brian Wilson, Turgut Dincer, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Life of Florence Nightingale" by Sarah A. Tooley is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This biography meticulously chronicles the life of Florence Nightingale, delving into her contributions as a pioneering nurse during the Crimean War and her lasting impact on healthcare and nursing practices. The book not only outlines her professional achievements but also paints a vivid picture of her early life, upbringing, and the social context that molded her into a compassionate leader. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces Florence Nightingale's origins, highlighting her birth in Florence, Italy, to English parents and her aristocratic lineage. It describes her childhood in Derbyshire, England, where she cultivated a passion for caring for the sick and the poor, actively participating in charitable work even as a young girl. Tooley sets the stage for Nightingale's remarkable journey, providing context about her family dynamics and early influences, thereby framing her eventual decision to dedicate her life to nursing and reforming medical practices. The opening chapters promise a detailed exploration of Nightingale's formative years, her quest for knowledge, and a deepening sense of vocation that would lead her to become a revered figure in the field of healthcare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/lifeofflorenceni00tool 20200831065206tooley 1916 US Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 Nurses -- England -- Biography UH Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine 564909 2025-07-28T15:42:26.431734 text/html 537740 2024-01-15T20:15:45 text/html 6200110 2025-07-28T15:42:41.803657 application/epub+zip 6196172 2025-07-28T15:42:30.888700 application/epub+zip 682015 2025-07-28T15:42:28.022671 application/epub+zip 15852658 2025-07-28T15:42:49.301718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15813067 2025-07-28T15:42:39.394702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490116 2025-07-28T15:42:25.064719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 470211 2024-01-15T20:15:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16507 2025-07-28T15:42:49.469576 application/rdf+xml 19698 2025-07-28T15:42:28.471695 image/jpeg 2879 2025-07-28T15:42:28.247705 image/jpeg 7238799 2025-07-28T15:42:26.600732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia