She has an older sister named Parthenope. Florence parnets were rich. Florence had a very happy childhood. But as she got older thing were hard. Her parnets thought she needed a husban but Florence had a different plan for her life. She wanted to help the sick by being a nurse. Her parents did not want her being a nurse but that did not stop her. She would read nursing books to help her know about the sick. At 26 years old she went to Germany.
Childhood of Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy May 12 1820.