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  Famous People - celebrity and historical
In December 1844, in response to a pauper's death in a workhouse infirmary in London that became a public scandal, Nightingale became the leading advocate for improved medical care in the infirmaries and immediately engaged the support of Charles Villiers, then president of the Poor Law Board.
Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley; Edinburgh Royal Infirmary; Cumberland Infirmary; Liverpool Royal Infirmary as well as at Sydney Hospital, in New South Wales, Australia.
After the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Nightingale's work served as an inspiration for nurses in the war, and Union government approached her for advice to organise field medicine.
www.famouspeople.com /famous_biographies/Florence_Nightingale.htm   (2310 words)

  
 Welcome to Ships and Cruises - Special Cruises - River/Barge Itineraries and Offers
During 2007, all three of Delta Queen's deluxe river cruise ships will ply America's great rivers with journeys through the length of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and trips into tributaries such as the Arkansas, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers.
The cruises are designed to offer more opportunities to discover the heart and soul of America on the rivers that helped shape American history.
This is the birthplace of the golden age of steamboats.
www.shipsandcruises.com /river_barge_itineraries.htm   (3483 words)

  
 Chronology On The History Of Slavery And Racism 1830 To The End
It is one of ten such structures that still stand along the 185-mile stretch of the canal that extends from Cumberland, MD to Washington, DC.
The 430-foot long aqueduct is composed of seven arches, built with white stone from nearby Sugarloaf Mountain, and is considered one of the finest examples of early civil engineering.
Drayton, born in Cumberland County, NJ, plied a vessel between Delaware Bay and Virginia's eastern shore, coming into frequent contact with the African-American slaves in the Chesapeake region.
www.innercity.org /holt/chron_1830_end.html   (17543 words)

  
 Mental Health History Timeline
Liverpool Royal Lunatic Hospital, which was associated with the Royal Infirmary and
Its first superintendent (to 1818) was a house painter with experience of caring for a lunatic.
The House Surgeon at the Bedford Infirmary attended to the occasional medical needs of asylum patients.
www.mdx.ac.uk /www/study/mhhtim.htm   (7534 words)

  
 Pending Entries For The Nitpicker's Guild Glossary
Ronan Mitchell: "Shine a light in Kirk's face at the moral bit" - whenever there's a moral bit in the original series, or when someone dies, they always shine a great big studio light in Kirk's face when he's talking.
It goes like this - someone's in the infirmary.
Someone else asks to see them, to which Bashir always responds - "Alright (pause,tilt head), but only for a minute".
www.nitcentral.com /members/glospend.htm   (13724 words)

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