Florence Nightingale: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Sir Edward Tyas Cook, The Life of Florence Nightingale (1913), is a historical biography, published three years after Nightingale’s death, that captured the immediate legacy of her work. Barbara Montgomery Dossey, Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer (2000), is an illustrated modern account of Nightingale’s life written from a holistic perspective. Gillian Gill, Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale (2004), provides insight into Nightingale’s public and private life through letters, diaries, and detailed narrative. Mark Bostridge, Florence Nightingale: The Woman and Her Legend (2008), is a vivid and informative account that emphasizes Nightingale’s accomplishments. Hugh Small, Florence Nightingale: Avenging Angel (1999), discusses the British government’s cover-up of the mortality rate at the Barrack Hospital and its impact on Nightingale.

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Louise Selanders
    Professor Emerita , College of Nursing, Michigan State University.

Other Contributors

  • Jeffrey Sullivan

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Florence Nightingale: The Mother of Nursing. Dec 21, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Alabama at Birmingham - Reynolds-Finley Historical Library - The Life of Florence Nightingale. Sep 17, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Science Museum - Florence Nightingale: The pioneer statistician. Jun 19, 2024
Anniversary information added. May 09, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: National Army Museum - Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp. Feb 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Historic UK - Florence Nightingale. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Florence Nightingale. Jun 28, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Reynolds-Finley Historical Library - The Life and Letters of Florence Nightingale. Mar 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Christianity Today - The Faith Behind the Famous: Florence Nightingale. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Florence Nightingale: The Mother of Nursing. Oct 23, 2022
Add new Web site: Florence Nightingale Museum - Florence Nightingale biography. Jun 18, 2021
Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - The life of Florence Nightingale. Jun 18, 2021
Corrected display issue. Jan 13, 2021
Top Questions updated. Jul 18, 2019
Media added. Feb 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Florence Nightingale. Apr 22, 2014
Changed "the Crimea" to "Crimea." Apr 15, 2014
Add new Web site: The Victorian Web - Biography of Florence Nightingale. Aug 12, 2013
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Biography of Florence Nightingale. Aug 12, 2013
Add new Web site: HistoryNet.com - Biography of Florence Nightingale. Aug 12, 2013
Add new Web site: South African History Online - Biography of Florence Nightingale. Aug 12, 2013
Add new Web site: University of Illinois at Chicago - Florence Nightingale Letters Collection. May 18, 2012
Add new Web site: University of Illinois at Chicago - Florence Nightingale Letters Collection. May 18, 2012
Updated to mention International Nurses Day and to include information on the British government's concealment of the actual mortality rate at Barrack Hospital under Nightingale's care. Apr 28, 2011
Added images of Florence Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari during the Crimean War. Aug 10, 2010
Added a link to the Order of Merit article. May 13, 2009
Added a summary of Nightingale's accomplishments in nursing to the first paragraph. May 07, 2009
New article added. Feb 18, 2009
New article added. Feb 18, 2009
New title added to bibliography. Feb 18, 2009
Bibliography revised. May 15, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 25, 2007
Article revised. Jun 06, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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