Interesting short essay citing a woman who redefined health care in many ways that still affect us today. Notably, if you have a relative serving in Iraq, the battlefield nurses, etc. are a kind of “kin” so to speak to her group of nurses brought in during the Crimean War about 150 plus years ago.
. Note—this brilliant healthcare official & great businesswoman was homeschooled by her father in (as I remember from the Cecil Woodham-Smith bio) in—history of ancient Rome & Greece, which was taught to many 100 plus years back.
[b:9ad081b9cd](Thus, she could contrast Christian-influenced culture with past pagan cultures.)[/b:9ad081b9cd]
Quote from article referenced below:“Fond as she was of ancient Greek and Roman society and civilization, Nightingale recognized that the care of the sick was peculiarly a Christian contribution. [u:9ad081b9cd]”The old Romans were in some respects, I think, superior to us," she wrote, “but they had no idea of being good to the sick and weak. That came in with Christianity.” [/u:9ad081b9cd]
The Collected Works of Florence Nightinbale…
http://www.sociology.uoguelph.ca/fnightingale/Public%20Health%20Care/SERMON.htm
Interesting to contrast her idea of serving the weak, sick, etc. with the growing movement today of getting rid of the “useless eaters” etc.
vanlee
Apr 15 2005
11:13 pm
Interesting short essay citing a woman who redefined health care in many ways that still affect us today. Notably, if you have a relative serving in Iraq, the battlefield nurses, etc. are a kind of “kin” so to speak to her group of nurses brought in during the Crimean War about 150 plus years ago.
. Note—this brilliant healthcare official & great businesswoman was homeschooled by her father in (as I remember from the Cecil Woodham-Smith bio) in—history of ancient Rome & Greece, which was taught to many 100 plus years back.
[b:9ad081b9cd](Thus, she could contrast Christian-influenced culture with past pagan cultures.)[/b:9ad081b9cd]
Quote from article referenced below:“Fond as she was of ancient Greek and Roman society and civilization, Nightingale recognized that the care of the sick was peculiarly a Christian contribution. [u:9ad081b9cd]”The old Romans were in some respects, I think, superior to us," she wrote, “but they had no idea of being good to the sick and weak. That came in with Christianity.” [/u:9ad081b9cd]
The Collected Works of Florence Nightinbale…
http://www.sociology.uoguelph.ca/fnightingale/Public%20Health%20Care/SERMON.htm
Interesting to contrast her idea of serving the weak, sick, etc. with the growing movement today of getting rid of the “useless eaters” etc.