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Excerpt of Maude Abbott’s book on Florence Nightingale, 1916

Cover of the book Florence Nightingale; black ink on sepia paper. Above the border is written: “All Profits for the Benefit of the Canadian Red Cross Society”. Inside the border, above the title there is the red cross of the Canadian Red Cross. The title reads: “Florence Nightingale As Seen in Her Portraits Price, 75 cents BY MAUDE E. SEYMOUR ABBOTT, B.A., M.D. McGill University Montreal”.

This book on the life of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) began as a lecture delivered before the Harvard Historical Club in 1915. Maude Abbott published Florence Nightingale As Seen in Her Portraits in 1916, to great acclaim. The proceeds from the sale of the book were donated to the Canadian Red Cross Society.