Title: Florence Nightingale's nuns
First published: 1961
Description: At the age of 24, Florence Nightingale decided to dedicate herself to the care of the sick, especially those wounded in battle. She worked for nearly a year with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria, Egypt. After that, when she established a hospital to tend the wounded during the Crimean War (1854 - 1856), she welcomed the assistance of thirty-eight women, including a group of Catholic nuns.
Subjects: Hospitals, charities, Sisters of Mercy. England, Sisters of Mercy, Crimean War, 1853-1856, Juvenile literature, Nightingale, florence, 1820-1910, Nightingale, florence, 1820-1910, juvenile literature, Nurses, Nurses, juvenile literature, Great britain, biography, Great britain, juvenile literature, Civilian relief, Sisters of Mercy (Bermondsey (London, England))
People: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
LC classification: BX4483.E5 G3 1961