Yet as Britain prepares to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday ... By the time she returned home, she was the most famous woman in England after Queen Victoria.

When you think of Florence Nightingale, you probably imagine a nurse with a lamp, comforting soldiers. Indeed, Florence is considered the mother of modern nursing. But she also made serious ...

Although burial in Westminster Abbey was offered to the family of Florence Nightingale, famous nurse and reformer, it was declined, due to provisions in her will, and she is buried at Wellow in ...

Florence Nightingale is remembered for showing people ... Florence's great work made her famous. She used her influence to turn nursing into an important job and make hospitals better.