Some historians debate whether Florence was gay; maybe the reason she never allowed Mary to join her nursing core was really because Florence had a crush on Mary which she knew Mary would never reciprocate.
I prefer pinning, heart ache, and one-sided feelings for this, since there is no definitive evidence either way and Florence preferred to associate with strong men/was dismissive of many women of her time whom she viewed as 'weak'.
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Florence Nightingale/Mary Seacole crushes, unrequited
Date: 2011-11-08 04:11 am (UTC)I prefer pinning, heart ache, and one-sided feelings for this, since there is no definitive evidence either way and Florence preferred to associate with strong men/was dismissive of many women of her time whom she viewed as 'weak'.