Florence Nightingale's birth anniversary is celebrated on May 12 as International Nurses Day since 1965 to pay respect to nurses, who make major contribution in the betterment of the society.
Margaret Sanger fought for the woman’s right to control her own body after she advocated birth control.
The reason she brought birth control in motion is because her mother died due to the complications that come from eleven pregnancies. Without her influence, in fact, birth control might still be unheard of and illegal.
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Mary Jane Seacole was a British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War. She described this as "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers", and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the Crimean battlefield.
She preceded Florence Nightingale but did not get acknowledged because of her African-origin.
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