Life of Florence Nightingale
Sarah Tooley
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This podcast presents a biography of Florence Nightingale, written by journalist and author Sarah Tooley during Nightingale's lifetime. Tooley, best known for her biography of Queen Victoria, offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of Nightingale as the founder of modern nursing, as well as a statistician, social reformer, feminist, and author. The text, originally published around 1904, provides a historical perspective on one of the most remarkable women of the Victorian era. The recording is a public-domain reading, with a summary by Ciufi Galeazzi.
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Life of Florence Nightingale - Sarah Tooley 06.05.2026 8h 15minJournalist and author Sarah Tooley was best known in her time for her biography of Queen Victoria and this biography of Florence Nightingale, written while its subject was still living (while Project Gutenberg lists its publication date as 1916, its original publication date appears to be 1904). Tooley gives us a comprehensive and engaging look at the life of this remarkable woman, who was not only the founder of modern nursing, but a statistician, social reformer, feminist, and author. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi
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