In addition, her reputation has been hotly debated. According to the book A History of Nursing, some claim that she was “temperamental, highhanded, opinionated, quick - tempered, and domineering, ” while others were fascinated by her“ brilliance and charm, her astonishing vitality, and the very contradictions in her personality. ”
तो दूसरी तरफ कुछ लोग न सिर्फ उसकी “कुशलता और होशियारी, उसके मनमोहक स्वभाव, उसकी हैरान कर देनेवाली स्फूर्ति से प्रभावित हुए हैं, ” बल्कि वे उसके“ व्यक्‍तित्व में दो एकदम अलग पहलुओं को देखकर भी प्रभावित हुए हैं । ”