Florence Nightingale was a wealthy, educated British woman who became a pioneer of modern nursing.

She gained fame for her work during the Crimean War, where she managed the British military hospital at Scutari.

She was horrified by the unsanitary and overcrowded conditions, where more soldiers were dying from disease than from battle wounds.

Nightingale implemented revolutionary changes, insisting on basic hygiene, sanitation, fresh air, and proper nutrition.

She was known as 'The Lady with the Lamp' for her habit of making rounds to check on soldiers at night.

Her meticulous collection and use of statistics proved that her sanitary reforms dramatically reduced the mortality rate.

After the war, she used her fame and influence to campaign for reforms in military and civilian hospitals.

In 1860, she established the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in London, the first secular nursing school in the world.

Her work transformed nursing from a low-status job into a respectable, professional occupation for women.

She is considered the founder of modern nursing and a pioneer in public health.