Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

female, deceased (1910)
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as "The Lady of the Lamp", was a pioneer of modern nursing and a...
Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

female, deceased (1888) (Concord, Massachusetts, United States)
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel "Little Women", published in 1868. This novel is loosely based on her...
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

female, deceased (1976)
Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE, and many have been adapted for television and radio and video games.
Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell

female, deceased (1915)
Edith Louisa Cavell (December 4, 1865-October 12, 1915) was a British World War I nurse and humanitarian. She is celebrated for allegedly helping...
Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole

female, deceased (1881)
Mary Jane Seacole (1805 - 14 May 1881) was a mixed-race British nurse. Born in Jamaica, she operated boarding houses in Panama and Crimea while...
Marie Marvingt

Marie Marvingt

female, deceased (1963)
Marie Marvingt was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for...
Cornelia Hancock

Cornelia Hancock

female, deceased (1926)
Cornelia Hancock (1839 - 1926) was a celebrated civilian nurse serving the injured and infirmed of the Union Army during the American Civil War....
Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Ethel Roosevelt Derby

female, deceased (1977)
Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby (August 13, 1891 - December 10, 1977) was the youngest daughter and fourth child of the President of the United States...
Clara Maass

Clara Maass

female, deceased (1901)
Clara Louise Maass was an American nurse who died as a result of volunteering for medical experiments to study yellow fever.
Sally Louisa Tompkins

Sally Louisa Tompkins

female, deceased (1916)
Sally Louisa Tompkins was a humanitarian, nurse, and philanthropist who privately sponsored a hospital to treat soldiers wounded in the American...