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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,GREG ,WOLF1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE  
,IF \R SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS W]E SO ADJU/$ ?AT EA* P]SON C\LD FOLL[ ?AT CALL+ 9 LIFE :I* !Y >E BY NATURE ADAPT$ =1 :AT A GREAT GA9] SOCIETY AS A :OLE W\LD BE4 ,!SE FEW :O >E SO =TUNATE AS TO BE ABLE TO FOLL[ ! CALL+ ( !IR HE>T'S DESIRE MAKE A SUCCESS ( LIFE4 ,FLOR5CE ,NI<T+ALE WAS ONE ( ! =TUNATE FEW1 :O C\LD 5GAGE 9 ?AT OCCUPATION = :I* %E WAS BE/ ADAPT$4 ,FLOR5CE ,NI<T+ALE WAS A BORN NURSE4 ,9 H] WAS F\ND ?AT R>E COMB9ATION ( HE>T1 BRA9 & SYMPA?Y :I* MAKES ! IDEAL NURSE4 ,IT IS :5 ONE IS LAID L[ BY ! RAVAGES ( DISEASE ?AT !Y CAN APPRECIATE TO ITS UTMO/ DEP? ! VALUE ( HUMAN K9DNESS4 

,MANY *>M+ /ORIES >E TOLD ( ,FLOR5CE'S SYMPA!TIC NATURE EV5 9 H] *ILDHOOD3 H[ %E S\<T \T W\ND$ ANIMALS1 & T5D]LY NURS$ !M1 & H[ %E W\LD SCI5TIFICALLY B&AGE H] DOLLS & W\LD WORK E>NE/LY AT ?IS OCCUPATION = H\RS AT A TIME4 ,FLOR5CE ,NI<T+ALE'S P>5TS W]E ( ! WELL-TO-DO CLASS4 ,/ILL %E WAS NOT CONT5T$ TO SIT D[N & LIVE A LIFE ( IDL5ESS & EASE1 AS SO MANY DO :O BELONG TO ?AT CLASS4 ,9 E>LY WOMANHOOD %E TOOK AN APPR5TICE%IP ( N9E YE>S 9 DIFF]5T HOSPITALS4 ,?IS C\RSE ( TRA9+ AMPLY EQUIPP$ H] = ! >DU\S LABOR %E WAS TO P]=M AMONG ! W\ND$ FROM BATTLEFIELDS4 

,DUR+ ! ,CRIMEAN W>1 ,WM4 ,H4 ,RUSSELL WROTE A NUMB] ( LETT]S FROM ! ,CRIMEA TO ! ,LONDON ,TIMES4 ,9 !SE LETT]S HE DEMON/RAT$ SO CLE>LY ?AT ! UNSANIT>Y CONDITION ( ! ,BRITI% >MY WAS KILL+ (F MORE M5 ?AN ! DEADLY BATTLES ( ! ,CRIMEA1 ?AT ,5GL& BECAME PANIC-/RICK5 OV] ! MORTALITY LI/1 YET SEEM$ HELPLESS TO CURTAIL IT4 ,9 ! HURRY & 5?USIASM AT ! \TBREAK ( ! ,CRIMEAN W> 7#a#h#e#d7 ,GREAT ,BRITA9 HAD DISPAT*$ %IPLOADS ( M5 IMPROP]LY PROVID$ ) FOOD OR CLO?+ = ! SEV]E ,RUSSIAN CLIMATE4 ,/>VATION1 *OL]A & AGONIZ+ SUFF]+ W]E ! RESULTS4 

,AMID ! G5]AL CON/]NATION1 ! M9I/] ( W> WROTE A LETT] TO ,MISS ,NI<T+ALE1 /AT+ ?AT HE CONSID]$ H] ! ONLY P]SON 9 ,GREAT ,BRITA9 CAPABLE ( BR++ ORD] \T ( CONFUSION1 & IMPLOR+ H] TO ORGANIZE & DIRECT ! RE=M ( ! MILIT>Y HOSPITALS2 & ?IS LETT] WAS CROSS$ BY ONE FROM ,MISS ,NI<T+ALE1 VOLUNTE]+ TO PLACE H] /R5G? & ABILITY AT ! S]VICE ( H] NATION4 ,GOOD TRA9$ NURSES W]E ALMO/ UNKN[N QUANTITIES 9 ?OSE DAYS2 YET1 NO?+ DAUNT$1 ,FLOR5CE ,NI<T+ALE SAIL$ FROM ,5GL& ) ?IRTY ( ! BE/ NURSES ?AT %E C\LD MU/] )9 A WEEK FROM H] LETT]4 ,IT REQUIR$ A GOOD DEAL ( TACT TO OV]COME ! PREJUDICES & JEAL\SIES AMONG ! PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS AT ! 0WOMANLY PROM95CE0 & TO CONCILIATE ! G5]AL DISAPPROVAL ( M$ICAL & MILIT>Y (FICIALS4 ,= !SE W]E ! DAYS :5 IT WAS CONSID]$ ?AT 0! PROP] PLACE = WOMAN IS AT HOME40 

,OV]COM+ PR(ESSIONAL JEAL\SY1 %E SET H]SELF TO ! TASK ( CLEANS+ ! ,AUGEAN HOSPITALS CONTA9+ OV] #d1 PATI5TS4 ,!SE B>RACK HOSPITALS AT ,SCUT>I1 :I* HAD BE5 LOAN$ TO ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T BY ! ,SULTAN ( ,TURKEY1 W]E #a FEET ABOVE ! ,BOSPORUS4 ,! DAY BE=E ! >RIVAL ( ! /AFF ( NURSES ! W\ND$ FROM ,BALACLAVA HAD BE5 L&$2 PACK$ 9 ! OV]CR[D$ TRANSPORTS1 !IR W\NDS HAD NOT BE5 DRESS$ = FIVE DAYS1 & *OL]A & FEV] W]E REAP+ !IR FE>FUL H>VE/4 ,! POOR M5 \TSIDE ) COLD & />VATION W]E F>+ F> BETT] ?AN ! SUFF]]S 9 ! TA9T$ W>DS ( ! DISORD]$ HOSPITALS4 

,AFT] COMP>ATIVE COM=T HAD BE5 E/ABLI%$1 ,FLOR5CE ,NI<T+ALE OP5$ A DIET KIT*51 :]E SPECIALTIES W]E PREP>$ = ! #h M5 :O C\LD NOT EAT ORD9>Y FOOD2 A LAUNDRY :]E1 = ! FIR/ TIME S9CE !Y HAD BE5 BR\<T D[N FROM ! ,CRIMEA1 ! RAGG$ CLO!S ( ! SOLDI]S W]E WA%$1 & A COMB9ATION LIBR>Y & S*OOLROOM1 :]E ! *APLA9 AID$ H] 9 9/ITUT+ GAMES & LECTURES = ! CONVALESC5TS4 

,! MO/ DIFFICULT ( ALL ! PROV9CES WAS ( C\RSE ?AT ( NURS+1 YET IT IS SAID ?AT :]EV] !RE WAS ! GREATE/ DANG] ( DI/RESS1 !RE ! FAI?FUL HEAD WAS TO BE F\ND SIL5TLY SUP]9T5D+1 NEV] ALL[+ A SEV]E CASE TO ESCAPE H] P]SONAL TREATM5T4 ,TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS %E (T5 /OOD TW5TY H\RS AT A TIME1 & AFT] ! DOCTORS HAD RETIR$ %E WAS TO BE SE5 MAK+ H] NI<TLY R\NDS ?R\< MILES ( SUFF]+ PATI5TS1 %AD+ ) H] H& ! LAMP ?AT %E C>RI$1 ?AT IT MI<T NOT DI/URB ! SICK1 MANY ( :OM AS %E PASS$ KISS$ H] %AD[ ON !IR PILL[S ) PASSIONATE 5?USIASM4 ,LONGFELL[ HAS COMMEMORAT$ ?IS 9CID5T 9 HIS EXQUISITE 0,SANTA ,FILOM5A0 ) SU* SYMPA!TIC T\* ?AT NO BIOGRAPH] ( ,FLOR5CE ,NI<T+ALE CAN REFRA9 FROM QUOT+ IT3 

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,H]OIC WOMANHOOD40 

,9 ! FUTURE1 :5 ! W> DRUM WILL BE HE>D NO MORE1 & ! ONLY REVEILLE TO BE S\ND$ WILL BE ?AT :I* %ALL CALL M5 TO ! PEACEFUL WALKS ( LIFE1 ! NAME ( ,FLOR5CE ,NI<T+ALE WILL BE REV]$1 AS A WOMAN :O1 ?\< DELICATE & F> REMOV$ FROM WANT1 NEV]!LESS WAS WILL+ TO RISK H] [N LIFE1 ?AT %E MI<T BR+ RELIEF TO ?AT MO/ /UPID VICTIM ( \R PRES5T SY/EM1 ! SOLDI]4 

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