<description>&lt;p&gt;This Women in History Mini-Series episode with Dr. Victoria Bateman explores the groundbreaking contributions of Florence Nightingale, highlighting her use of data and statistics to revolutionize healthcare and public health during the 19th century. Discover how her innovative use of data visualization and her perseverance against gender biases transformed modern nursing and public health policy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chapters&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction to Florence Nightingale's Legacy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:21 The Crimean War and Nightingale's Impact&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:18 Data Collection and Analysis in Healthcare&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;07:18 Overcoming Gender Bias in Medicine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;09:23 Innovations in Data Visualization&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:59 Nightingale's Lasting Influence and Conclusion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Breaking Math on &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Substack (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://breakingmath.substack.com/"&gt;https://breakingmath.substack.com/&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twitter (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/breakingmathpod"&gt;https://x.com/breakingmathpod&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instagram (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bluesky (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Website (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.breakingmath.io/"&gt;https://www.breakingmath.io/&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Victoria on Website (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.vnbateman.com/"&gt;http://www.vnbateman.com/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instagram (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/women.wealth.power/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/women.wealth.power/&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twitter (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/vnbateman"&gt;https://x.com/vnbateman&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bluesky (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/vnbateman.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/vnbateman.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Autumn on &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twitter (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/1autumn_leaf"&gt;https://x.com/1autumn_leaf&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bluesky (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instagram (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Substack (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf"&gt;https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TikTok (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@1autumn_leaf_"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@1autumn_leaf_&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Breaking Math Podcast

Autumn Phaneuf & Noah Giansiracusa

Florence Nightingale: Data-Driven Reformer of Medicine

MAR 20, 202612 MIN
Breaking Math Podcast

Florence Nightingale: Data-Driven Reformer of Medicine

MAR 20, 202612 MIN

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<p>This Women in History Mini-Series episode with Dr. Victoria Bateman explores the groundbreaking contributions of Florence Nightingale, highlighting her use of data and statistics to revolutionize healthcare and public health during the 19th century. Discover how her innovative use of data visualization and her perseverance against gender biases transformed modern nursing and public health policy.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Introduction to Florence Nightingale's Legacy</p><p>02:21 The Crimean War and Nightingale's Impact</p><p>05:18 Data Collection and Analysis in Healthcare</p><p>07:18 Overcoming Gender Bias in Medicine</p><p>09:23 Innovations in Data Visualization</p><p>11:59 Nightingale's Lasting Influence and Conclusion</p><p></p><p>Follow Breaking Math on </p><p>Substack (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://breakingmath.substack.com/">https://breakingmath.substack.com/</a>) </p><p>Twitter (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/breakingmathpod">https://x.com/breakingmathpod</a>) </p><p>Instagram (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/">https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/</a>) </p><p>Bluesky (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social</a>) </p><p>Website (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.breakingmath.io/">https://www.breakingmath.io/</a>) </p><p>YouTube (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod">https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod</a>) </p><p></p><p>Follow Victoria on Website (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.vnbateman.com/">http://www.vnbateman.com/</a>)</p><p>Instagram (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/women.wealth.power/">https://www.instagram.com/women.wealth.power/</a>) </p><p>Twitter (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/vnbateman">https://x.com/vnbateman</a>) </p><p>Bluesky (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/vnbateman.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/vnbateman.bsky.social</a>) </p><p></p><p>Follow Autumn on </p><p>Twitter (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/1autumn_leaf">https://x.com/1autumn_leaf</a>) </p><p>Bluesky (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social</a>) </p><p>Instagram (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/">https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/</a>) </p><p>Substack (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf">https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf</a>) </p><p>TikTok (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@1autumn_leaf_">https://www.tiktok.com/@1autumn_leaf_</a>)</p>