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A Long and Illustrious History

Florence Nightingale is famous for:

ABeing the first woman to vote in a British election
BPioneering nursing standards during the Crimean War
CBeing the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain
DDiscovering and inventing penicillin as a cure for infections

Explanation

Florence Nightingale became famous for her work as a nurse during the Crimean War (1853–1856). She is known as the founder of modern nursing and made hospitals much cleaner and safer.

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