2. Florence’s father finally gave her
permission to train as a nurse in
1851. At the age of 31 she went to
Germany to study to become a
nurse at the institute of Protestant
Deaconessess 2 years later she was
appointed resident lady
superintendent for a hospital in
Harley street, London. In 1853
Russia invaded Turkey. England
were very concerned about Russia
invading Turkey a lot of nurses and
doctors went over to help with the
aid and Florence was one of those
nurses in the Crimean war.

3. Florence was disgusted with the
army hospital men lying down in
Their death beds with no blanket
or nothing over them. 
unwashed and everything still in
their uniforms awful. In 1856
Florence returned to England as a
national heroine she was really
shocked with the lack of hygiene
care the men were getting in the
British army. Florence published
two books called notes on
hospital(1856) and notes on
nursing(1856).in later life Florence
suffered from poor health and in
1895 she became blind she had
to be nursed and most of her
abilities and in the tragic year
1910 Florence passed away on the
13th of August..