The Continuing False Accusations against Florence Nightingale, Founder of Professional Nursing
Year: 2026

Here three false accusations against Florence Nightingale, founder of professional nursing, are refuted. First, further material, from a previous Trends article, is adduced on the portrayal of Mary Seacole as a co-founder of nursing. Secondly, recent accusations of Nightingale discriminating against men in nursing, even because of their so-called “hard and horny hands” are shown to be based on faulty attributions. Thirdly, charges of racism are not only refuted, but material cited that show Nigh