Who is Florence Nightingale?

Question

What did she do?

Answer 1

first female in the field of medicine. first female nurse. she tried to help the wounded soldiers in the Crimean War.

Answer 2

She was an English nurse during the Crimean war.  She helped bring modern hygiene standards and nursing care to battlefield hospitals and then were more widely adopted to the civilian population.  What she did reduced the battle field hospital death rate by something 80%

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Answer 3

The Mother of modern nursing."The lady of the lamp". She was a well to-do volunteer during the Crimean war who helped the wounded soldiers in the field hospitals. She cared for and "nursed" injured and dying troops.