Project ID: 645
| Description | Florence Nightingale and Medical Statistics - this presentation looks at the position in the early 19th century as the background to Nightingale’s life and work, including medical knowledge and practice, statistics and their use and education. It considers her life and work against this background – family, friends, contacts, beliefs - leading to her well-known role in the Crimean War, and explores the way in which she used her fame politically. It shows that she was very much more than “the Lady with the Lamp” and evaluates the lasting effects of her life and work. |
| Topics | Social history Talks |
| Type | U3A-led research (not an SLP) |
| U3A | Rugby U3A |
| Year started | 2017 |
| Source of reference | Talk given at the U3A Science Network Meeting, Nottingham, 2017 |
| Notes | Willing to give this talk to other U3As and available via Zoom |