Florence Nightingale as a Social Reformer
Lynn McDonald describes the lasting impact of Florence Nightingale on improving public health for the poor.
Had Miss Nightingale’s advice on the Poor Law been taken and her plans accepted there might have been a universal health service before 1948.
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