In the following essay, Jenkins probes Nightingale's theological thought, which, she argues, attempts to reclaim God's ethics for the marginalized feminine.

In the following excerpted introduction to Suggestions for Thought, Calabria and Macrae detail the sources of Nightingale's ideas on religion.

In the following essay, Pugh discusses the correspondence of Nightingale and John Stuart Mill as it reveals the thoughts of both individuals on the subject of women's rights.

In the following essay, Allen provides a psychoanalytic interpretation of Nightingale.

In the following essay, Snyder investigates the literary and cultural significance of Nightingale's transformation of "Cassandra" from a novel written from a feminine point of view to an anonymously-narrated essay.

In the following essay, Showalter investigates Nightingale's relationship to nineteenth-century feminism, using both psychological evidence and that of Nightingale's Suggestions for Thought to Searchers after Religious Truth.

In the following excerpt, Strachey recounts Nightingale's reform efforts in England, undertaken after her return from the Crimean War.

In the following excerpt, Poovey explores Nightingale's conceptualization of nursing as contained in Notes on Nursing and other writings by Nightingale, examining her views in relation to the Victorian womanly ideal of domesticity.

In the following essay, Adams and Foster examine Nightingale's life and character.

In the following essay, Landow studies Nightingale's "Cassandra" as an example of feminine "sagewriting"—a gendered version of a prose style that borrows its techniques from Old Testament prophecy.

In the following speech, originally delivered in 1910, Choate describes Nightingale's career as a war nurse.

In the following essay, Rees compares the philosophical thought of Nightingale—as expressed in her Suggestions for Thought—and that of Simone Weil.

In the following essay, Housman considers Nightingale's exploits within the context of women's traditional roles in the Victorian age.

In the following essay, Bradford details the difficulties Nightingale encountered and overcame in her career as a reformer.

In the following excerpt, Gates examines Nightingale's struggle with thoughts of suicide prompted by her early role as an idle, upper middle-class Victorian woman,

In the following essay, Gardiner offers a sketch of Nightingale's life and an assessment of her influence on nursing.