This Week in Heroes: Florence Nightingale
2008 May 12
Hello everyone!
Today is Florence Nightingale’s birthday. It is also International Nurses Day, honoring Nightingale and all other nurses around the world.
Florence was born into a wealthy family but instead of using her status doing something high-profile like her family wanted her to, she became a pioneer of modern nursing. She became known as The Lady In Chief for the way she cared for the soldiers during the Crimean War.
Thank you for including her in your kid’s hero line-up. I know that many of us still strive today to meet her standard of care and unselflessness. She has been and hopefully will continue to be a symbol of heroism to many youth and adults who follow in her footsteps.