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NURSING HISTORY · A PERSONAL PHOTO JOURNAL

A visit to Florence Nightingale’s home and grave.

In May 1990, I had the opportunity to visit Florence Nightingale’s family home at Embley Park and her gravesite in East Wellow, England.

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Embley Park house and lawn
Embley Park, Florence Nightingale’s family home.
Dr. Gwen standing beside Florence Nightingale’s memorial
Dr. Gwen at Florence Nightingale’s grave in East Wellow.
Florence Nightingale’s memorial with the church behind it
Florence Nightingale’s grave beside St. Margaret’s Church, East Wellow, England.
Dr. Gwen in academic dress beside the flower-covered memorial
Following the march celebrating the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

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