Frida and I started Barco’s Nightingales Foundation to promote the nursing profession and honor those men and women who choose nursing as their career. In our work, we often find little known but fascinating tidbits about the history of nursing. For example, did you know that… –Linda Richards was the first nurse to earn a […]
Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is proudly named after the pioneer of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, whose greatest life achievements included pioneering of nursing and the reform of hospitals. These were amazing feats considering that most Victorian women of her age group did not attend universities or pursue professional careers. Born in 1820 to wealth and privilege, […]
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