# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Florence Nightingale is an icon. A pioneer for women and a campaigner for improved healthcare, she was the founder of modern nursing. Yet while the ‘Lady of the Lamp’ is rightly recognised for her caring career in the Crimean War, her work as an eminent mathematician is less well-known. Florence Nightingale was also the first woman to be accepted into the Royal Statistical Society.

Now you can find out about the connections between this exceptional woman and Elizabeth Gaskell, the author of classic novels such as North and South and Ruth. Uncover family friendships and female networks as speaker Gail Fosbrook shares the story of two iconic Victorian women, Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell.

Part of Ruth season.

‘I found it incredibly interesting and inspiring.’ Visitor to previous online event

Tickets £6

Wednesday 19 November 2025, 7-8pm

Book here https://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/florence-nightingale-elizabeth-gaskell/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/online-talk-the-lady-of-the-lamp-florence-nightingale-and-elizabeth-gaskell/200029159394058
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester
- **lat**: 53.46351
- **long**: -2.2212
- **full address**: Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell being held?
  - **A:** Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell takes place on Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm at Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell?
  - **A:** Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell is organized by Elizabeth Gaskell's House.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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