At the age of 24, Florence Nightingale decided to dedicate herself to the care of the sick, especially those wounded in battle. She worked for nearly a year with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria, Egypt. After that, when she established a hospital to tend the wounded during the Crimean War (1854 - 1856), she welcomed the assistance of thirty-eight women, including a group of Catholic nuns.
- ISBN10 1586172972
- ISBN13 9781586172978
- Publish Date 12 February 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ignatius Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 158
- Language English