In the past decade, many of Nightingale's writings were digitized, making it easier to find references of her belief in the supremacy of white culture. Her father was a wealthy white landowner and merchant, and her mother was reportedly a social climber who enjoyed engaging with prominent people.
Her beliefs and actions were highly influenced by the elite social circles her family belonged to. Florence Nightingale was born roughly three centuries after the formative years of the British Empire, which began in the early 1500s.
