Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy in 1820. Her family 2.mored (move) to Britain in 1821. They were very rich and she had a very
comfortable life. However, from a young age. Florence
(dream)
of becoming nurse.
At the age of 35 her dream came true when she 2 (stan) to work in a
hospital. A few years later, she 3 (hear) about the Crimean War
and decided to go to Turkey and help the injured soldiers. Florence was very
dedicated to her work. She worked all through the night going around the
hospital with a lamp. That is why people called her "the Lady with the Lamp
After the war, she started the first school for nurses in London and
(receive) the "Royal Red Cross' award from Queen Victoria
She carried on helping people who were in need for the rest of her life and
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(give)an inspiration to many young people all over the world