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    What upper class British woman born in the 1800s and died in the early 1900s was called to a profession that her family believed was beneath her?

    Question #117858. Asked by topgrandma. (Sep 28 10 11:33 AM)


    Datsmeharse

    		There may be a number of answers to this, but the one that comes to mind first is Florence Nightingale, who believed she was called by God to enter nursing.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale

    Sep 28 10, 9:13 PM

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