Multiple choice general knowledge

Which benevolent woman was called 'The Lady with the Lamp'?

  1. Mother Teresa

  2. Winnie Mandela

  3. Wangari Mathai

  4. Florence Nightingale
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Explanation

Florence Nightingale earned the nickname 'The Lady with the Lamp' during the Crimean War (1853-1856) for her night rounds tending to wounded soldiers. Mother Teresa was a humanitarian nun, Winnie Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist, and Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmentalist; none of these women were called by this nickname.

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