The Flame of Florence Nightingale’s Legacy

 

While commonly remembered as a Crimean heroine, Florence Nightingale’s lasting contributions were multi-faceted and broad-ranging in scope. As the foundational philosopher of modern nursing, Nightingale was also a mystic, visionary, healer, philosopher, reformer, activist, interdisciplinarian, environmentalist, feminist, practitioner, scientist, and politician. As a bold and brave risk-taker, Nightingale possessed uncommon vision, dedication, and commitment. She referred to her work as her “must” — her passion to address human health in personal, political, social, and scientific domains. This Webpage has been created to keep web visitors updated on our favorite available Florence Nightingale links. The wonderful Florence Nightingale Museum in London — watched over by our friend and colleague, Alex Attewell, Director.
Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer by Barbara M. Dossey, PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN. The most comprehensive Nightingale biography ever created! Filled with archival pictures and packed with new Nightingale insights and details. Can be ordered through Dr. Dosseys’s website. Suggestions for celebrating the Fourth Annual World-Wide Commemorative Moment for Florence Nightingale and Nursing — with AHNA
Country Joe’s Florence Nightingale Tribute (an excellent source of details) The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, an ambitious project from Lynn MacDonald, PhD and the University of Guelph to bring more than 14,000 Nightingale writings to one internet archive site.
Details about the “United Nations Tribute to Florence Nightingale at Scutari” convened at the International NGO Forum of the U.N. Human Settlements — Habitat II — Summit in Istanbul, 1996, co-sponsored by the Wellness Foundation A Nursing History site where you can download a recording of Florence’s own voice
Details about the Florence Nightingale Commemorative Services convened at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC in August 2001 and May, 2004, to honor Nursing and Nightingale’s new inclusion onto the Episcopal Calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts. The Clendening Library where pictures of some of Nightingale’s letters are being archived for viewing on the internet The Florence Nightingale Foundation supporting nursing education in the United Kingdom A Spanish-language Florence Nightingale Webpage If you would like to recommend any other Nightingale links, please email us.
		The above jpeg is captured from the Florence Nightingale Stained Glass Window at the National Cathedral in Washington DC
The Nightingale Institute for Health and the Environment is a wonderful organization — appropriately named in Nightingale's honor — that focuses on real solutions to environmental problems associated with the delivery of health care. This project was started and is run by nurses! Fantastic example for the rest of us!