| Cassandra Contributor(s): Nightingale, Florence (Author), Stark, Myra (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 091267055X ISBN-13: 9780912670553 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $8.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1993 Annotation: The world knows Florence Nightingale as "the lady with the lamp"-the revered founder of nursing as a respectable profession for women. But few people are aware that Nightingale's career began only after years of struggle to free herself from her suffocating Victorian family. In this surprisingly passionate feminist essay (a "brilliant polemic," states Martha Vicinus), Nightingale denounces the lives of idleness she and other women ofher class were forced to lead. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 301.412 |
| LCCN: 79015175 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 5.45" W x 8.39" (0.18 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The world knows Florence Nightingale as the lady with the lamp--the revered founder of nursing as a respectable profession for women. But few people are aware that Nightingale's career began only after years of struggle to free herself from her suffocating Victorian family. In this surprisingly passionate feminist essay (a brilliant polemic, states Martha Vicinus), Nightingale denounces the lives of idleness she and other women of her class were forced to lead. |