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1 online resource (xii, 908 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The collected works of Florence Nightingale ; v. 1
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
Works. 2001 ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An outline of Florence Nightingale's life : Faith and church ; Early writing: Suggestions for thought (1852-60) ; Celibacy and suitors ; First work in nursing: Harley Street (1853-54) ; The Crimean War (1854-56) ; First royal commission, on the army (1856-59) ; Illness and invalidism ; Second royal commission, on India (1858-63) ; Working style (1859-99) ; Opposition to registration of nurses (1887-94) ; Domestic arrangements and expenditures ; Friends ; The arts ; Love of nature and companion animals ; Death rituals ; Last days, will and death -- Themes : Law, probability and application ; Positivism and idealism ; Theology/Theodikè ; Natural science ; The Italian connection ; Government and politics ; The family and individuals ; Social class and caste ; Gender roles and status of women ; Empire and imperialism ; War and militarism ; Approach to health care -- Key to editing -- Family life : Nightingale's "Lebenslauf" for Kaiserswerth ; Notes on her parents and sister -- Letters to, from and about Nightingale's immediate family : Mother, Frances "Fanny" Nightingale ; Father, W.E. Nightingale ; Sister, Parthenope, Lady Verney -- Letters to, from and about Nightingale's extended family : Grandmother, Mary Shore ; The Bonham Carter family ; The Nicholson family ; The Smith family ; The Verney family ; Godchildren and namesakes -- Domestic arrangements : Food orders and recipes ; Expenditures and donations ; Cat care ; Letters to, for and about domestic employees ; "Waifs and strays" -- Appendixes : A. Biographical sketches: The Nightingale family ; The Shore family ; The Smith family ; Father: William Edward Nightingale (1794-1874) ; Mother: Frances (Fanny) Nightingale (1788-1880) ; Sister: Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney (1819-90) ; Uncle Samuel and Aunt Mary Shore Smith ; (Sir) Harry Verney (1801-94) ; Edmund Hope Verney (1838-1910) and Margaret Verney (1844-1930) ; Blanche Smith, Arthur Hugh Clough and Arthur Clough -- B. The rise and fall of Florence Nightingale's reputation -- C. Florence Nightingale's family tree -- D. Florence Nightingale's last will and codicils. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. |
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Nightingale, Florence. |
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. |
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. |
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Nurses -- England -- Biography.
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Nurses. |
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England. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
McDonald, Lynn, 1940-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. Florence Nightingale. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2001 0889203873 (OCoLC)48415744 |
| ISBN |
0889203873 |
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9780889203877 |
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1417544740 (electronic book) |
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9781417544745 (electronic book) |
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