Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a British nurse, social reformer. She was the founder of modern nursing. Known as “The Lady With the Lamp,” her experiences as a nurse during the Crimean War were foundational in her views about sanitation. Nightingale was a manager and nursing trainer during the Crimean War, organizing care for wounded soldiers …
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Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. He was widely admired by writers as different as Balzac, Baudelaire, the Goncourt brothers, Flaubert, Pound, Eliot, James, Proust, and Wilde.Amazon T-shirts available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BR983XHXand in France https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BR8Z5312
Friedrich Nietzche
Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, and poet. He influenced modern intellectual history. Amazon T-shirts at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KXFJRXS
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was a revered American poet (1830-1886). She was a member of a prominent family with strong ties to its community in Massachusetts. She was reclusive most of her life. Her talent was a unique ability to distill meaning from the ordinary things and translate them into poetry. Illustration by Kathleen McGuinness. Visit her …