Featuring photographs, letters, maps, and other primary sources, this biography provides a detailed and realistic view of Nightingale’s life and the circumstances she faced living during the Victorian period. After facing enormous pressure to live a life of comfort, ease, and idleness, the wealthy Nightingale followed her calling to a life dedicated to the service of others. At a young age she courageously set out to tend to the sick and dying in the Crimean War, and thus began her life of pioneering medical care reform. This inspiring biography follows Nightingale’s life until her death, shedding light on her true character while emphasizing the remarkable contributions she made to modern medicine. A woman of courage, intellect, generosity, and responsibility, Nightingale made lasting improvements to medical care, influenced generations of medical workers, and inspired virtue in all who have learned about her.