Flozza - her legacy Flashcards
1
Q
What was she known for afterwards?
A
became a legend as the ‘Angel of the Crimea’ & spent the rest of her life campaigning for medical reforms for army services & nursing
2
Q
Who was she a role model for?
A
for Victorian women who before had little prospect of a professional career in medicine
3
Q
What did she contribute to?
A
Royal Commission on the Health of the Army in 1857
4
Q
What fund did Flozza raise & when was it used?
A
late 1855 public meeting was held to decide what to do with money raised through public subscription - instead of FN taking as a gift fund set up to train nurses
= 1859 fund at £45,000 & a nurse’s training school was set up at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London
5
Q
What did she do in old age?
A
- continued to campaign from her sick bed
- developed bipolar disorder & infections contracted through her war work
- 1859 she published Notes on Nursing = a manual for training nurses
