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[2000.111.425] commemorative brick
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CD2001-380
S2001-4919:
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commemorative brick
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| Accession Number |
2000.111 |
| Catalogue Number |
2000.111.425 |
| Museum |
CMH |
| Collection |
Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Nursing History Collection
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| Person / School / Hospital |
Associated institution, The National Council of Nurses of Great Britain
Associated historical figure, Nightingale, Florence
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| Place of Use |
Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province - Ontario, Municipality - Toronto, Township / District - York, County of
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| Place of Origin |
Country - United Kingdom, England, Municipality - London
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| Inscription |
(top of paper/en haut du papier) This Brick from No. 10 South Street, London,/The Home of Miss Florence Nightingale, O.M., from 1865-1910/presented to The/Canadian Nurses Association/by The National Council of Nurses of Great Britain/on its Twenty fifth Birthday, June 1934. |
| End Date |
1934/06/30 |
| Measurements |
Length 25.0 cm, Width 10.0 cm, Thickness 7.0 cm |
| Events |
25th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) of the Canadian Nurses Association, Toronto, 1934
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| Caption |
Brick from Florence Nightingale's Home |
| Additional Information |
Florence Nightingale changed the image of nursing in Canada and around the world. Invited in 1854 to improve the appalling conditions in the British army hospitals during the Crimean War, Nightingale was popularized as the "Lady of the Lamp," as she toured the wards at night, bringing comfort to wounded soldiers. Nightingale devoted the rest of her life to health-care reform. Her supporters established the Nightingale system of nursing, which later inspired hundreds of nursing schools throughout Canada. This brick was presented to the Canadian Nurses Association by the National Council of Nurses of Great Britain in June, 1934.Excerpt from exhibition text : A Caring Profession: Four Centuries of Nursing in Canada, June 2005 to August 2006. |
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