Mary Seacole (1805 - 1881)
Mary Jane Grant was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805. Her father was a Scottish soldier, and her mother a Jamaican. Mary learned her nursing skills from her mother, who kept a boarding house for invalid soldiers. Although technically 'free', being of mixed race, Mary and her family had few civil rights - they could not vote, hold public office or enter the professions. In 1836, Mary married Edwin Seacole but the marriage was short-lived as he died in 1844.
Seacole was an inveterate traveller, and before her marriage visited other parts of the Caribbean, including Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas, as well as Central America and Britain. On these trips she complemented her knowledge of traditional medicine with European medical ideas. In 1854, Seacole travelled to England again, and approached the War Office, asking to be sent as an army nurse to the Crimea where there was known to be poor medical facilities for wounded soldiers. She was refused. Undaunted Seacole funded her own trip to the Crimea where she established the British Hotel near Balaclava to provide 'a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers'. She also visited the battlefield, sometimes under fire, to nurse the wounded, and became known as 'Mother Seacole'. Her reputation rivalled that of Florence Nightingale.
After the war she returned to England destitute and in ill health. The press highlighted her plight and in July 1857 a benefit festival was organised to raise money for her, attracting thousands of people. Later that year, Seacole published her memoirs, 'The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands'.
Seacole died on 14 May 1881
HER BOOK MARY SEACOLE IN MANY LANDS.
HER BOOK MARY SEACOLE IN MANY LANDS.
.HER FRIEND WAS QUEEN VICTORIA SHE USED TO LIVE NEAR BUCKINGHAM PALACE JUST
across the road,and used to vivit her quite often for a chat and laughter and a cup of tea.
SHE WAS ALSO MARRIED TO THE FAMOUS HORACIO NELSON SON ,THE SON HE HAD WITH MRS HAMILITON THE BOOK IS VERY INTERSTING
maryWhat is Mary Seacole most famous for?
Mary Seacole - Wikipedia
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Mary Jane Seacole OM was a British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War.
Other names: Mother Seacole
Honours: Order of Merit (Jamaica)
Known for: Assistance to sick and wounded mi...
Occupation: nurse, hotelier, boarding house k...
Born: 23 November 1805, Kingston, Jamaica
Died: 14 May 1881, Paddington, London
Spouse: Edwin Horatio Hamilton Seacole (m. 1836–1844)
Born: 23 November 1805, Kingston, Jamaica
Died: 14 May 1881, Paddington, London
Spouse: Edwin Horatio Hamilton Seacole (m. 1836–1844)
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