St. Thomas' Hospital, where she founded a training school for nurses in 1860, is now home to her museum
[DOC] [TLE] UAB - Reynolds-Finley Historical Library - The Life of Florence ... [PAR] Both Florence and her sister were named after the Italian cities in which they 
were ... At home in England, the Nightingales divided their time between two 
houses, ... Nurses in those days were typically poor, unskilled and often 
associated with ... and the Nightingale Training School at St. Thomas' Hospital 
opened in 1860.