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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Florence Nightingale

For Students 9th - 10th
Though nursing is what Florence Nightingale is remembered for, this page concentrates on her love of mathematics and the contribution her use of statistics made to her work in improving hospital conditions, first for soldiers in the...
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Florence Nightingale

For Students 9th - 10th
Agnes Scott College includes in its Biographies of Women Mathematicians this page on the life of Florence Nightingale. Most people do not realize that in addition to her work for nursing and hospital reform, Nightingale was also a...
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Harvard University

Harvard University Library: Open Collections: Contagion: Florence Nightingale

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Florence Nightingale along with access to Nightingale's letters and books (scanned originals plus transcripts) from Harvard's collections. Part of a larger site about historical perspectives on disease.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Florence Nightingale (In Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about a woman who became a legend-loved and appreciated by thousands who benefitted from her knowledge, care, skill and persistence. (In Spanish)
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East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Florence Nightingale: Wounded Soldiers

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story on Florence Nightingale, famous nurse in the Crimean War. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements, and her...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Florence Nightingale

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn how Florence Nightingale "transformed the profession of nursing" through her work to improve conditions of the hospital she worked in during The Crimean War.

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