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}}'''Florence Nightingale''', also known as '''the Lady with the Lamp''', was a famous nurse during the [[Crimean War]].
}}'''Florence Nightingale''', also known as '''the Lady with the Lamp''', was a famous nurse during the [[Crimean War]].


== Biography ==
The [[Fourth Doctor]] had an oil lamp which once belonged to Nightingale. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[White Ghosts (audio story)|White Ghosts]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] had an oil lamp which once belonged to Nightingale. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[White Ghosts (audio story)|White Ghosts]]'')


Florence was among the notable [[women]] of [[Earth]]'s [[history]] who were invited by {{Gomez}} to join [[MADAM]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Girl Power! (short story)|Girl Power!]]'')
Florence was among the notable [[women]] of [[Earth]]'s [[history]] who were invited by {{Gomez}} to join [[MADAM]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Girl Power! (short story)|Girl Power!]]'')


She arrived at the [[Scutari]] barracks on [[18 November]] [[1854]], and famously helped clean the institution and heal all the sick within it, revolutionising [[medicine]] and the [[nurse]] trade. When [[Bartholomew Kitchen]] shot the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Hex]] in the shoulder, she tried to help heal him. She regarded Hex, who had been working towards the same goal as her since [[17 October]], as an [[Angel (mythology)|angel]].
She arrived at the [[Scutari]] barracks on [[18 November]] [[1854]], and famously helped clean the institution and heal all the sick within it, revolutionising [[medicine]] and the [[nurse]] trade. When [[Bartholomew Kitchen]] shot the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Hex]] in the shoulder, she tried to help heal him. She regarded Hex, who had been working towards the same goal as her since [[17 October]], as an [[Angel (mythology)|angel]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'')
 
On the other hand, Hex regarded her as his heroine; her story inspired him to become a nurse a century and a half later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'')


On [[Heron's World]], {{Macqueen}} referred to [[Nurse]] [[Molly O'Sullivan]] as "our Florence Nightingale". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Hope (audio story)|The Death of Hope]]'')
On [[Heron's World]], {{Macqueen}} referred to [[Nurse]] [[Molly O'Sullivan]] as "our Florence Nightingale". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Hope (audio story)|The Death of Hope]]'')


When [[Vastra]] suggested that they might be visiting somebody "very famous" in late [[19th century]] [[London]], [[Jenny Flint]] incorrectly guessed it to be Florence Nightingale. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Inside Every Warrior (audio story)|Inside Every Warrior]]'')
When [[Vastra]] suggested that they might be visiting somebody "very famous" in late [[19th century]] [[London]], [[Jenny Flint]] incorrectly guessed it to be Florence Nightingale. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Inside Every Warrior (audio story)|Inside Every Warrior]]'')
== Legacy ==
Hex regarded her as his heroine; her story inspired him to become a nurse a century and a half later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'')


The [[Twelfth Doctor]] considered Nightingale to be an "an old". He claimed that she used to say the [[summer]] was the right time for "dancing in the street". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dear Readers (DWA15 24 short story)|Dear Readers]]'')
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] considered Nightingale to be an "an old". He claimed that she used to say the [[summer]] was the right time for "dancing in the street". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dear Readers (DWA15 24 short story)|Dear Readers]]'')

Revision as of 14:14, 15 November 2023

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Florence Nightingale, also known as the Lady with the Lamp, was a famous nurse during the Crimean War.

Biography

The Fourth Doctor had an oil lamp which once belonged to Nightingale. (AUDIO: White Ghosts)

Florence was among the notable women of Earth's history who were invited by Missy to join MADAM. (PROSE: Girl Power!)

She arrived at the Scutari barracks on 18 November 1854, and famously helped clean the institution and heal all the sick within it, revolutionising medicine and the nurse trade. When Bartholomew Kitchen shot the Seventh Doctor's companion Hex in the shoulder, she tried to help heal him. She regarded Hex, who had been working towards the same goal as her since 17 October, as an angel. (AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari)

On Heron's World, the Reborn Master referred to Nurse Molly O'Sullivan as "our Florence Nightingale". (AUDIO: The Death of Hope)

When Vastra suggested that they might be visiting somebody "very famous" in late 19th century London, Jenny Flint incorrectly guessed it to be Florence Nightingale. (AUDIO: Inside Every Warrior)

Legacy

Hex regarded her as his heroine; her story inspired him to become a nurse a century and a half later. (AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari)

The Twelfth Doctor considered Nightingale to be an "an old". He claimed that she used to say the summer was the right time for "dancing in the street". (PROSE: Dear Readers)