3. Florence Florence’s
was named sister was
after the called
city of Parthenope
Florence in or "Pop" for
Italy where short.
she was
born.
Her family were rich.
She was taught at
home by her father.
4. As a young woman
Florence felt that God had
called her to help others.
5. She wanted to be a nurse
but her parents did not
want her to become one.
6. Florence
had a pet
owl called
Athena.
She disobeyed her
parents and trained as
a nurse.
13. Rats ran
There were around
blocked sewers the
under the hospital
hospital. spreading
diseases.
The place was dirty and smelly.
There were rats running around
the wards.
14. Many men were dying
from diseases they caught
in the hospital.
15. Male doctors
were in Some men
charge. They had not
did not want had their
female clothes
nurses in changed in
their two
hospital at months.
first.
When they first arrived
Florence and her nurses
were not allowed to nurse
the men.
16. At first the nurses were
only allowed to clean the
hospital.
17. Florence
bought
things like
mattresses, Florence's
bedding, nurses wore
soap, knives a sash. It
and forks. said "Scutari
Hospital".
When more wounded
arrived doctors were forced
to ask the nurses for help.
18. Men were given
beef and sheep
soup to eat.
The nurses were
disciplined and wore
uniforms.
19. This is the
shell of
Jimmy, the
pet
tortoise in
one of the
wards in
Scutari.
The hospital was alot
more cleaner and
healthier for the
wounded soldiers.
20. The
The shade
medicine
of the
chest
lantern
Florence
that
travelled
Florence
with. It
used is
included
made from
essence of
material
ginger and
covered
powdered
with wax.
rhubarb.
The soldiers thought that
Florence Nightingale was a
great lady.
