What interesting facts have you foundĀ out about Florence Nightingale?

6 comments on “Florence Nightingale

  1. Miss Hoyle says:

    I found out that she was called Lady of the Lamp because she used to walk around the hospital every night with her lamp to comfort the soldiers. She used to sing to them, hold their hand or read to them.

  2. Florence Nightingale is famous for her nursing work during the Crimean War (1854 – 56).

  3. I found that Florence Nightingale had a pet called Athena and she was a grumpy owl but Florence Nightingale still cared for her so much. I also found out that the wounded soldiers had a pet tortoise and whenever a wounded soldier was lonely the tortoise would come to them to make them happy. The tortoise shell has been taken off and put it in the Florence Nightingale Museum and it’s still in the Florence Nightingale Museum.

  4. I found out that Florence Nightingale was called the Lady of the Hammer because with a hammer she smashed a cupboard of medicines to help the soldiers.

  5. I have found out that her real name was Flor and her sister’s Pop.

  6. Marcelina says:

    I found out that Florence Nightingale had lots of pets and that her owl was called Athena and that the soldiers were 12 in the War.

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