Florence Nightingale Quote

Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For, mark you, the women have made no improvement — they have only tried to be men and they have only succeeded in being third-rate men.


Letter to John Stuart Mill (12 September 1860), published in Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education (2003) edited by Lynn McDonald


Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For,...

Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For,...

Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For,...

Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For,...