According to the book A History of Nursing, some claim that she was “temperamental, highhanded, opinionated, quick - tempered, and domineering, ” while others were fascinated by her“ brilliance and charm, her astonishing vitality, and the very contradictions in her personality. ”
शिवाय, फ्लॉरेंसचे व्यक्‍तिमत्त्व वादळी होते असेही काहींचे मत आहे.