Florence Nightingale

We just got back from a brand new field trip that we have nicknamed “Helleaux Chateaux!” Along with dozens of friends, we went on an excursion across the Loire Valley where we visited castle after castle… and met many women that we have talked about on the show: Eleanor of Aquita ...  Show more

Gertrude Jekyll could turn her hand to anything; deeply involved with the Arts and Crafts movement, she mastered dozens of specialties in her quest to explore the relationship between human lives and their environments. As her eyesight failed, she turned to large scale endeavors, ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Florence Nightingale stands as one of the most important reformers of 19th century medicine -- a woman whose belief in the power of reason and statistical thinking would critically shape the both the fields of epidemiology and nursing. This epis ...

Pre-order our new book: Short History of Ancient Rome Revered as a heroine, and mythologised as ‘the Lady with the Lamp’, Florence Nightingale has gone down in history as the founder of modern nursing. She battled ill-health and the prejudices of her age to leave an indelible mar ...  Show more

She was a trailblazing social reformer and the founder of modern nursing. Today’s quote from Florence Nightingale speaks to her boldness, and the key to making a meaningful difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices