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Which London institution did Florence Nightingale lead before the Crimean War?
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari (Üsküdar), writing letters for wounded soldiers of the Crimean War, 1855.
Before the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale served as the superintendent of the Institution for Sick Gentlewomen (governesses) in Distressed Circumstances in London, a position she assumed in 1853. During her one-year tenure there, she successfully demonstrated her administrative skills by improving nursing care, hospital efficiency, and working conditions.1