Download or read book Lucy Osburn, a Lady Displaced written by Judith Godden and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy Osburn (1836-1891) was the founder of modern nursing in Australia who also pioneered the employment of high status professional women in public institutions. Osburn learned her vocation at Florence Nightingale's school of nursing in London, but her relationship with Nightingale was not the smooth discourse of "Victorian ladies".