1. Why was Florence named so?
2. Where was Florence brought up and how?
3. What dream did she have at the age of seventeen?
4. How did Florence turn her dream of serving God into reality?
5. Describe the condition of hospitals during those days.
6. How did Florence get the name 'The Lady with the Lamp'?
7. What award was conferred upon her by King Edward VII?
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1.Florence is a feminine English given name. It is derived from the French version of (Saint) Florentia, a Roman martyr under Diocletian
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2.Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820, in Florence, Italy. Although her parents were from England, she was born in Italy while they were traveling. Both Florence and her older sister Parthenope were named after the Italian cities where they were born
3.In the rigid Victorian society of the time, and in the bosom of a well-off British family in which the role of women was limited to their social life, the young Florence Nightingale was clear that she wanted to be a nurse. A chance event would allow her to fulfil her dream.
6.Without good food, clean bandages, clean beds, and clean water, many died from diseases. Florence and her nurses greatly improved the conditions and many more soldiers survived. She earned the name “The Lady with the Lamp” because she would visit soldiers at night with a small lantern in her hand.
7.In 1874 she became an honorary member of the American Statistical Association and in 1883 Queen Victoria awarded Nightingale the Royal Red Cross for her work. She also became the first woman to receive the Order of Merit from Edward VII in 1907.
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