Rome, Italy

First Male Student in Nightingale Training School for Nurses

“Leslie Graham was the first man to enter the Nightingale Training School in 1972. After qualifying he nursed at St Thomas’ for seven years. (…) his nursing dictionary, correspondence with the school, and group photograph with fellow probationers”1 can be seen in the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.

first male student at Nightingale Training School for Nurses, Florence Nightingale Museum, St Thomas' Hospital, London - 01.JPG
first male student at Nightingale Training School for Nurses, Florence Nightingale Museum, St Thomas' Hospital, London - 02.JPG
first male student at Nightingale Training School for Nurses, Florence Nightingale Museum, St Thomas' Hospital, London - 03.JPG
  • Photos by @ (August 2011), courtesy of the Florence Nightingale Museum
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