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BONUS: Three econ stories

The New Bazaar

CHAPTER

The Story of Florence Nightingale

The story of florence nightingale is one that you touched upon a little bit earlier in our chat. She was, of course, the very famous british nurse and campaigner for better conditions in hospitals,. famously, and also civilian hospitals. Of course, she was a statistical pioneer, along with, as you mention, william farr, the veryfamous statistican from the nineteenth century. There was something quite fascinating about about florence Nightingale as well, which is that she really knew how to use the tools of statistics and visualizations to wield influence.

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