She is an icon. The Lady of the Lamp, the Angel of the Crimea who turned her back on a life of luxury to bring comfort to ailing soldiers. But the real Florence Nightingale was very different from ...

Florence Nightingale tells the story of her life and work, and shows how she grew up to become a nurse during the Crimean War.

To honor Florence Nightingale's contribution to the society and medical world, the International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birth anniversary every year.

These May Be the Last Photos Ever Taken of Florence Nightingale The rare images are among a collection of artifacts connected to the “Lady with the Lamp” that recently sold at auction ...

On Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurse’s Day, we celebrate Nightingale's multitude of accomplishments and those of the legion of nurses who followed in her path and ...

Florence Nightingale’s Legacy: Florence Nightingale’s name conjures a nearly mythic image: a lone woman gliding silently through dimly lit hospital corridors, carrying a lamp and radiating ...

She is the epitome of the caring, attentive nurse, but a new exhibition reveals Florence Nightingale was among the first victims of the media's thirst for creating celebrities. The legend of Florence ...

Florence Nightingale was so much more than a lady with a lamp. The legend of the saintly nurse has long obscured the truth – that her mathematical genius was what really saved so many lives.

What would Florence Nightingale make of present-day healthcare? Like anyone else, she would probably find much to admire – even much to be in awe of – but just as much of which to disapprove ...