Her first cousins included Florence Nightingale
, Hilary Bonham-Carter
, and the future Mrs Arthur CloughArthur Hugh Clough
. Because of their illegitimate origins, however, the Smith children were not acknowledged by the Nightingales, and BLSB
only...
Family and Intimate relationships
Florence Nightingale
FN
's first cousins included Hilary Bonham-Carter
and Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
. Bodichon and her siblings, being born out of wedlock, were largely ignored by the Nightingales. However, FN
and Bodichon corresponded later in life.
Friends, Associates
Florence Nightingale
FN
's dissatisfaction with her domestic situation intensified after she returned to England. She came to rely on friends for comfort and intellectual stimulation. She was close to her cousin Hilary Bonham Carter
, especially...
Occupation
Florence Nightingale
During the spring of 1844 she made the decision to pursue nursing, but she did not announce her intentions to her family until December 1845. They disapproved; as she recalled in a letter, the idea...
Publishing
Florence Nightingale
When the official report of the Royal Commission investigating the military in India was published the same year, it incorporated this summary of FN
's observations, as well as several drawings by Hilary Bonham Carter
