Florence Nightingale also known as “the lady with the lamp” is remembered as a creator of nursing and a reformer of hospital sanitation methods. Nightingale's two greatest life achievements are the pioneering of nursing and the reform of hospitals. These contributions were so influential considering that most Victorian women of her age didn’t attend colleges or chase professional careers. Nightingale's father wanted his children to be very educated. Nightingale's education is the essential groundwork for her excellence in nursing. Nightingale began doing charity work in hospitals until she was recruited for service during the Crimean War. This began Nightingales journey really started during the Crimean War and she became one of the most remembered …show more content…
This was not common in this era. He concentrated on the classics, Aristotle, the Bible, and political matters when it came to their education. However, Nightingale really enjoyed math and her mother did not allow Nightingale to study math because it was not appropriate for a woman. Nightingale did not believe this was an acceptable reason to why she could not study math, so she continued the studying anyway and turned out she was very good at it. Nightingale developed an interest in visiting the homes of the sick and began to take care of sick friends and relatives. “Nightingale dreamed of pursuing a career that would free her from her destined life of privilege. On February 7, 1837, she believed she heard a voice from God calling her to service, but it wouldn't be until years later that she realized this was a sign that she should become a nurse.” (Stevenson) She also started to investigate hospitals and nursing. Back in the Victorian era nursing wasn’t considered a suitable occupation for a well-educated woman. Nurses were deficient in training and they also had the reputation of being unaware and unqualified. At first, her parents wanted nothing to do with letting her become a nurse because in their eyes it was unsuitable for a woman of her