Florence Nightingale grew up in a wealthy family, and she could have spent her days with a wealthy husband and a life of luxury. Instead, she felt called to help care for the injured, sick, and poor, so she trained to be a nurse. At the time, most people thought nurses weren't important; all they did was provide a little care and comfort. Florence, though, knew nurses could do much more. When war broke out, she traveled to help nurse injured soldiers, and she used her knowledge of science to show that the dirty hospitals and poor food were more dangerous than the injuries! Although she became famous to the world as the Lady with the Lamp, her greatest legacy is her role as the mother of modern nursing. This compelling book from the Little People, BIG DREAMS series will inspire young readers to imagine how they too could change the world.
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