Laura Elvery’s novel, Nightingale, invites us to see the legendary nurse not as a symbol, but as a person shaped by illness, desire, pain and time.

In all of medical history, few names have been sung more brightly than Florence Nightingale, born on this day in 1820. Credited with founding the first modern, secular nursing school in 1860 (at ...

Florence Nightingale was so much more than a lady with a lamp. The legend of the saintly nurse has long obscured the truth – that her mathematical genius was what really saved so many lives.

Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820. Her name is one you might have come across during your history lessons at school. Not only is Florence an important woman in history, her pioneering ...

Photos thought to be among the last taken of Florence Nightingale are among a number of items related to the famed English nurse going up for auction in London. The small, sepia images were taken ...

A trove of photos, letters and gifts associated with Florence Nightingale just sold for £25,584 (more than $32,000) at a Roseberys auction in London. The intimate collection includes two rare ...

May 12 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. Known as "The Lady of the Lamp," Nightingale is best known as the founder of modern nursing. But she was also a trailblazer in ...