Arts and Music

• Florence Beatrice Smith Price (born 1888, died 1953)

  American composer.

  • First black female symphonic composer in America (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)

Leadership

• Florence P. Dwyer (born 1902, died 1976)

  American politician.

  • Representative, R-New Jersey, 1957-72 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
• Florence R. Gibbs (born 1890, died 1964)

  American politician.

  • Representative, D-Georgia, 1940-41 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
• Florence P. Kahn (born 1866, died 1948)

  American politician.

  • Representative, R-California, 1925-37 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
• Florence M. Kelley

  American judge.

  • 1966 National Council of Women''s Women of Conscience award winner for her work defending distressed youth (see list of Women of Conscience Award winners)

Miscellaneous

• Florence Chadwick
  • 1950 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Florence
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
• Florence Kling De Wolfe Harding (born 1860, died 1924)
  • Wife of Warren G. Harding, 23rd President (see list of United States First Ladies)
• Florence M. Kelley

  American judge.

  • 1948 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Florence Rena Sabin (born 1871, died 1953)

  American medical researcher.

  • Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
• Florence Seibert (born 1897, died 1991)

  American scientist who developed a test for tuberculosis.

  • Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)

Science and Philosophy

• Florence Nightingale David (born 1909, died 1993)

  English statistician.

  • Wrote Games, Gods, and Gambling, a classic in the field of probablility theory (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
• Florence Nightingale (born 1820, died 1910)

  British nurse in the Crimean War, and the founder of modern professional nursing. First woman to receive the British Order of Merit, 1907. Born in Florence, Italy.

  • Founded the Nightingale School for Nurses in 1860 (see list of Medical Practitioners)
• Florence Rena Sabin (born 1871, died 1953)

  American medical researcher.

  • First female professor at Johns Hopkins; first woman elected to life membership in the National Academy of Sciences (see list of Biological Scientists)
• Florence Seibert (born 1897, died 1991)

  American scientist who developed a test for tuberculosis.

  • 1942 winner of the American Chemical Society''s Garvan Medal (see list of Chemists)

Sports

• Florence Griffith-Joyner (born 1959, died 1998)

  American track star.

  • 1988 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 100m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 100 Meter Sprint)
  • 1988 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 200m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
  • 1988 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)

Stage and Screen

• Florence Henderson (born 1934)

  American actress and singer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Portrayed Carol Brady (see list of Actors on ''The Brady Bunch'')