Florence Nightingale, Laura E. Richards
Florence Nightingale, Laura E. Richards
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Florence Nightingale

Author: Laura E. Richards

Narrator: Anna Fields

Unabridged: 3 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/03/2010


Synopsis

The name of Florence Nightingale is a household word, but the exact nature and scope of her work, and the difficulties and discouragement under which it was accomplished, are unknown to many in the present generation. This story of that justly beloved womans life is told by one whose father was in part responsible for Miss Nightingales decision to devote her life to nursing. Written with a rare sympathy and beauty of style, this uplifting account of a noble life will inspire young and old alike.

About Laura E. Richards

Laura E. Richards (1850–1943), a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, was born in Boston to eminent parents: Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, founder of the Perkins School for the Blind, and Julia Ward Howe, social reformer and lyricist of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” In 1871, she married Henry Richards (1848–1949), architect and industrialist, and moved with him to Gardiner, Maine. Following the example of her parents, she brought about many social reforms and civic improvements in her hometown. She also wrote more than ninety works, mostly in the fields of children’s literature (to please her children) and biography. Captain January (1890), a bestseller, was twice made into a movie, the second time starring Shirley Temple. Her two-volume biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe (1915), was the first biography to be honored by a Pulitzer Prize.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on March 30, 2023

What an inspiration.......more

Goodreads review by Andy on March 07, 2024

For a book that's 110+ years old, it's held up pretty darn well. At the beginning, it's extremely heavy on narrative and light on facts, but it becomes quite engrossing. Needless to say, Florence Nightingale was a bad ass.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 18, 2021

Enlightening story, though I do wish they went into more detail about the Crimean War.......more

Goodreads review by Christine on November 30, 2023

Just a quick read about one of the most important women ever who caused paradigm shifts that created the safety of patient care and the field of nursing.......more

Goodreads review by Carolina on October 05, 2021

Me acerqué a esta biografía de Florence Nightingale por el interés en su autora, entre las mujeres escritoras galardonadas con el Pulitzer en los primeros años de historia del premio, y por conocer más sobre un icono de mujer victoriana, capaz de sublimar las virtudes del “ángel del hogar” en la gue......more