Pioneers in the Nursing Field
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on 12th May, 1820. In her late teens she felt that she was being called by God for something other living the life of the upper class. That other cause was nursing and after her father permission, decided to go to Kaiserwerth, Germany to study. She was there up until the Beginning of the Crimean War, which she aided heavily by tending to the wounded and sickly. After the war Nightingale she began making pamphlets and publishing books to spread her opinions on reform.
Her contributions were huge to nursing and women in general even in the present. Besides the reforms she helped push through, she was also a major supporter of women’s rights. She helped raise money to open nursing schools and argued for the disposal of the restrictions on women’s careers. In 1860 she organized the first training school for nurses in London, England. She was a pioneer in the schooling of nurses. She made more women want to join the working ranks and become nurses. (Simkin) Clara Barton
Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts in 1821. In her early teen years, she was forced to tend to a seriously ill brother. This helped her overcome shyness and piqued her interest in medicine. She later became a teacher, but ended that in her early 30’s to become a clerk in Washington D.C. Civil war broke out in 1861, and once she heard that some of the infantry men were in bad shape, she brought supplies to tend to them. After the war she went to Switzerland to regain her health.
Her primary contribution was learning of the Red Cross organization in Geneva, and then bringing those ideas to America. She wrote pamphlets to spread the information. In May of 1881, her wish came true; the American Association of the Red Cross was established. To this day the American Red Cross is active, responding to emergencies everywhere. They bring food, water, and emergency supplies to places affected by natural catastrophes. (Alcott)
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on 12th May, 1820. In her late teens she felt that she was being called by God for something other living the life of the upper class. That other cause was nursing and after her father permission, decided to go to Kaiserwerth, Germany to study. She was there up until the Beginning of the Crimean War, which she aided heavily by tending to the wounded and sickly. After the war Nightingale she began making pamphlets and publishing books to spread her opinions on reform.
Her contributions were huge to nursing and women in general even in the present. Besides the reforms she helped push through, she was also a major supporter of women’s rights. She helped raise money to open nursing schools and argued for the disposal of the restrictions on women’s careers. In 1860 she organized the first training school for nurses in London, England. She was a pioneer in the schooling of nurses. She made more women want to join the working ranks and become nurses. (Simkin) Clara Barton
Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts in 1821. In her early teen years, she was forced to tend to a seriously ill brother. This helped her overcome shyness and piqued her interest in medicine. She later became a teacher, but ended that in her early 30’s to become a clerk in Washington D.C. Civil war broke out in 1861, and once she heard that some of the infantry men were in bad shape, she brought supplies to tend to them. After the war she went to Switzerland to regain her health.
Her primary contribution was learning of the Red Cross organization in Geneva, and then bringing those ideas to America. She wrote pamphlets to spread the information. In May of 1881, her wish came true; the American Association of the Red Cross was established. To this day the American Red Cross is active, responding to emergencies everywhere. They bring food, water, and emergency supplies to places affected by natural catastrophes. (Alcott)