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Oct 2019
1h 52m

Florence Nightingale

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Florence Nightingale was forced to hide her light under a bushel until her thirties, when she broke free in spectacular fashion to become the world's beloved Lady With The Lamp - as well as a master statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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