Editor's note

Today is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is credited with founding modern professional nursing and who would have turned 200 today.

In her article on the history of nursing, Leslie Neal-Boylan, dean of the Solomont School of Nursing at UMass Lowell, illustrates how nurses have always been at the forefront during war, epidemics and other times of disaster, including today’s coronavirus pandemic.

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Florence Nightingale inspects a hospital ward during the Crimean War. Photos.com/Getty Images

Nurses on the front lines: A history of heroism from Florence Nightingale to coronavirus

Leslie Neal-Boylan, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Nurses have always been at the forefront during war, epidemics and other times of disaster.

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