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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

FromWitness History


Florence Nightingale

FromWitness History

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale - known to generations as the "lady with the lamp" - died on August 13th 1910. Lucy Burns hears a recording of Florence Nightingale's voice from 1890, along with memories of her life from her great-nephew Harry Verney and her private doctor May Thorne - and Dr Rosemary Wall from the University of Hull explains her legacy in the world of public health.Recording courtesy of the Library at the Wellcome CollectionPicture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Released:
Aug 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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