Show the lady with the lamp parental objections to nursing as an occupation almost prevented the start of a career that has never since been equalled equal led in that profession annette fiske tells of florence nightingale the lady with the lamp in hygeia the health magazine the objections were based on the conditions the then n existing which were not fit for a lady years were to pass before the family prejudice finally weakened enough for her to obtain her wish during the intervening years however her view of life and people became widened and this laid a broad foundation for her future work by her work with the army miss nightingale opened a career to women and proved their right to a place in military hospitals all her efforts were exerted to make nursing a trained profession and to improve the medical administration in the army her notes on the hospital administration in the british army led to many reforms |