Joanna Hart
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Joanna Hart | |
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 Hart, 1850 | |
| Born | 12 August 1820 |
| Died | 13 August 1898 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Anglican |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hospital hygiene and sanitation, statistics |
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Joanna Hart HP RRC (;12 August 1820 - 13 August 1898) was an Anglican nurse, social reformist, statistician and credited as the founder of modern nursing practise. Hart rose into prominence during the Caliskanic War in which she played a part in organising care for wounded soldiers as well as training and caretaking for other nurses during the war. She is credited as having heavily reduced death rates in Siravistopol where she cared for wounded soldiers appropriately by improving standards of hygiene and quality of healthcare. She became an icon of the Willard Era, giving nursing a more favourable reputation in Angland and being known as the "Lady with the Candle" as she made rounds of wounded soldiers during the night.
Early Life
Joanna Hart was born into the House of Hart, an influencial rich Anglish family who had connections to the royal House of Bientot through marriages. She was born in Campoleone, Vetullia while her family were on vacation at a vineyard. The family returned to Angland in the autum of 1820, to Little Houton - a small village south-east of Canterford - where they lived on the Newshousen Estate. She was brought up in the village and surrounding settlements in rural Angland.