Letter from Florence Nightingale to unknown recipient, concerning the importance of training female missionaries and "probationers" to care for the sick, and discussing her own health, f 1860 Oct. 8.

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Summary:Nightingale states her dismay that "though a man must have 3 1/2 years education before he can give us a dose of medicine, a woman may go tampering with the souls and bodies of her fellow creatures without any training at all".
In collection: Autograph letters signed collection, ca. 1603-ca. 1972
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 1 item (11 pages).
Arrangement:Sub-fonds.