Florence Nightingale

A pioneer in the nursing field, she established herself as a competent nursing administrator during the Crimean War, where her insistence on sanitary conditions cut the death rate considerably. She continued to advance the field in her later years, providing better health service and opportunities for women at the same time.

Quotes:

"I can stand out the war with any man."

"Women never have a half-hour in all their lives (excepting before or after anybody is up in the house) that they can call their own, without fear of offending or of hurting someone. Why do people sit up so late, or, more rarely, get up so early? Not because the day is not long enough, but because they have 'no time in the day to themselves.' [1852] "

Jone Johnson Lewis. "Florence Nightingale Quotes." About Women's History. URL: http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/quotes/qu_nightingale.htm . Date accessed: Monday, 28th April, 2008.