BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8cb952de37f0294cf81f56e35dacf9704072 CATEGORIES:Enrichment Series- Open to the Public SUMMARY:FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: The International Year of the Nurse LOCATION:The Nineteenth Century Club\, 178 Forest Avenue\, Oak Park, IL 60301\, Unit ed States DESCRIPTION:
Born on May 12, 182
0, Florence Nightingale became the founder of the modern nursing profession
. Against all odds, and with a determination uncharacteristic of women in t
he 1800s, Nightingale won the right to serve. She was the first female supe
rintendent of nurses in the British army and led a team of 38 nurses into t
he horrible circumstances of the Crimean War. She later established a train
ing program for nurses at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. Join master story
teller and award winning actor Megan Wells as she brings to life this famou
s historical figure in an interactive ZOOM performance with a Q&A. To r
egister for this webinar, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M2a6apExTTWd4p5K5z
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These programs are free for members. A $15 donatio
n is requested for non-members. If you would like to become a member, click
HERE.
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