TY - BOOK AU - Cromwell,Judith Lissauer TI - Florence Nightingale, feminist SN - 9780786470921 (softcover : acidfree paper) AV - RT37.N5 C76 2013 U1 - 610.73092B 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Jefferson, North Carolina PB - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers KW - Nightingale, Florence, KW - Nursing KW - England KW - History KW - Feminism KW - 19th century KW - Sex role KW - Women KW - Biographies KW - lcgft KW - NMC Nursing Collection, historical KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-314) and index N2 - "This is the first biography told from a post-feminist perspective, about one of the world's most famous women. Born into Victorian Britain's elite, a brilliant, magnetic teenager decided to devote her life to becoming a nurse. By creating a career for women that empowered them with economic independence, Florence Nightingale stands among the founders of modern feminism"-- ER -