Thank you for that comment. I admire her work. She really did so much to improve the lives of everyone. She resisted some "new" ideas about the way disease was spread, but basically her emphasis on "clean" and fresh air was on target. In her manual on hospitals, the guiding principle was that these should do no harm. I think this is a goal hospitals still fail to achieve today. What comes through in her writing is her compassion for the sick.
This isn't a popular post, but I still think I will revisit her writing. Gives interesting insight into concepts of hygiene and disease in the nineteenth century.
The bit about your name is funny. I get the feeling from your posts and comments that there is no bit of hysteria in your world view.
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