Name the social reformer who was regarded as the ‘foundational philosopher of modern nursing’.
Florence Nightingale
The correct answer is Florence Nightingale.
- Florence Nightingale is also known as The Lady with the Lamp.
- Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820.
- In 1860, she established her nursing school at St. Thomas Hospital in London, laying the foundation for professional nursing. It was the world's first secular nursing school.
- She became famous for her innovations in nursing care at Scutari Hospital in modern Istanbul, where she treated wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War in 1854, in which British, French, and Turkish forces confronted the Russian Empire.
- As a result of this work, she became the first woman to be admitted to the London Statistical Society in 1858.
Additional Information
| Famous Women | Important Points |
| Mother Teresa | Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, which cares for people dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis. She received over 120 honors and awards during her lifetime, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. |
| Kasturba Gandhi | Kasturba Gandhi was the wife of the famous freedom fighter Mohandas Gandhi. Kasturba was born on April 11, 1869, in Porbandar. Kasturba first became involved in politics and social activism in South Africa. In 1904, she helped Mohandas and established the Phoenix settlement near Durban. |
| Sarojini Naidu | Sarojini Naidu was also known as the Nightingale of India or the Nightingale of India. She was a poet, speaker, freedom fighter, social reformer, and nature lover. She has many firsts to her credit, including being the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state. Sarojini Naidu was a prolific poet, with her collections published as The Golden Threshold (1905), The Bird of Time (1912), and her collected poems, The Sceptred Flute (1928) and The Feather of the Dawn (1961). |
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