Florence Nightingale - A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works

This reference guide covers all aspects of the life and works of Florence Nightingale. The extensive A to Z section includes several hundred entries. The bibliography provides a comprehensive list of publications concerning her life and work.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Preface

Chronology

Introduction

Entries A-Z

Bibliography

About the Author

Index

About the author

Lynn McDonald is professor emerita at the University of Guelph. She was a member of the Canadian Parliament 1982-1988, when she was spokesperson for the New Democratic Party variously on Justice, Communications and Culture, and the Environment. Her private member’s bill, the Non-smokers’ Health Act, 1988, was the first legislation in the world to establish smoke-free work and public places.S he is the editor of the 16 volume, peer-reviewed, Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, 2001-2012.

Product details

• Authors: Lynn McDonald, McDonald Lynn
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781538125052
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2505-2
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Significant Figures in World H; Significant Figures in World History; Significant Figures in World H
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Reference, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Educational: History, Children’s / Teenage reference: Subject-specific reference, Reference works (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women