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Florence Nightingale and social reformers
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Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing; she cared for wounded soldiers and improved hospital conditions. William Wilberforce was a key campaigner against the slave trade.
Memory tip: Florence Nightingale = modern nursing; Wilberforce = ending the slave trade.
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Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
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