An American nurse administers a bottle of glucose & blood plasma to a soldier suffering from second degree burns, at a makeshift hospital in a cathedral on the Philippine island of Leyte, in December 1944.⁠ With nurses once again on the frontline, International Nurses Day commemorates their remarkable work and this year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. The British nursing pioneer became known as "The Lady of the Lamp" while caring for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.⁠ An advocate for social reform, Nightingale established the world's first secular nursing school in 1860 and greatly influenced the modern profession - follow our bio link for gettyarchive images that recall her life and work.⁠ 📷: W. Eugene Smith/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images | life | #GettyImages25 #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive⁠ ⁠ #internationalnursesday #florencenightingale #weugenesmith #lifemagazine #WWII #WWIIhistory #nursing #nurses #ladywiththelamp #leyte #...