Name: Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell
Start: 2025-11-19T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-19T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

$Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp \u2013 Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell$

Florence Nightingale is an icon. A pioneer for women and a campaigner for improved healthcare, she was the founder of modern nursing. Yet while the ‘Lady of the Lamp’ is rightly recognised for her caring career in the Crimean War, her work as an eminent mathematician is less well-known. Florence Nightingale was also the first woman to be accepted into the Royal Statistical Society.
Now you can find out about the connections between this exceptional woman and Elizabeth Gaskell, the author of classic novels such as North and South and Ruth. Uncover family friendships and female networks as speaker Gail Fosbrook shares the story of two iconic Victorian women, Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell.
Part of Ruth season.
‘I found it incredibly interesting and inspiring.’ Visitor to previous online event
Tickets £6
Wednesday 19 November 2025, 7-8pm
Book here https://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/florence-nightingale-elizabeth-gaskell/