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Heroic Facts About Florence Nightingale, The Lady With The Lamp

Florence Nightingale requires little introduction to anyone who knows their medical history. The Victorian nurse’s name is a shorthand for first-class bedside care, and her social reforms changed the face of modern medicine both on...

May 2, 2019 Christine Tran


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