Mark Bostridge at the erection of a statue to Mary Seacole at St Thomas' Hospital in London. In interviews Bostridge explained that he was not opposed to a statue to Seacole but to the siting of it at the hospital where Florence Nightingale founded her nurse training school in 1860, influencing the development of nursing throughout the world. Bostridge argues that Seacole was not a "pioneer nurse" as some of the statue campaigners maintain. He also points to the way in which Nightingale's enormous contributions to public health are now commonly and mistakenly attributed to Seacole by a wide range of British
George Washington University School of Nursing George Washington University School of Nursing The George Washington University School of Nursing (abbreviated as GW Nursing or GWSON) is the professional nursing school of the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2010, GW Nursing is the newest of the 14 schools and colleges of George Washington University. "U.S. News & World Report University Rankings" ranks GW Nursing as the 26th best doctoral the 31st best masters programs in nursing in the United States. The GW School of Nursing was established as the university’s 10th academic institution in 2010, although the first nursing education at GW started in