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She acquired knowledge of herbal medicine in the Caribbean. When the Crimean War broke out, she applied to the War Office to assist but was refused. She travelled independently and set up her hotel and assisted battlefield wounded. She became extremely popular among service personnel who raised money for her when she faced destitution after the war.

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  • Mary Seacole
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  • She acquired knowledge of herbal medicine in the Caribbean. When the Crimean War broke out, she applied to the War Office to assist but was refused. She travelled independently and set up her hotel and assisted battlefield wounded. She became extremely popular among service personnel who raised money for her when she faced destitution after the war.
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  • yes
Birth Date
  • 1805(xsd:integer)
death place
  • Paddington, London, England
Name
  • Mary Seacole
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  • right
Caption
  • A portrait of Mary Seacole c. 1869, by Albert Charles Challen
Other Names
  • Mother Seacole
Birth Place
  • Kingston, Jamaica
VIAF
  • 54229123(xsd:integer)
death date
  • 1881-05-14(xsd:date)
Honours
  • Jamaican Order of Merit
By
  • yes
Known For
  • Assistance to sick and wounded military personnel during Crimean War
Source
  • Punch magazine
Quote
  • And now the good soul is "in a hole"
  • Kind words, and acts, and gold
  • Open hand and heart, ready to give
  • She gave her aid to all in need
  • To hungry, sick and cold
  • To set her on her feet again
  • What soldier in all the land
  • Won't give a helping hand?
Birth name
  • Mary Grant
abstract
  • She acquired knowledge of herbal medicine in the Caribbean. When the Crimean War broke out, she applied to the War Office to assist but was refused. She travelled independently and set up her hotel and assisted battlefield wounded. She became extremely popular among service personnel who raised money for her when she faced destitution after the war. After her death, she was forgotten for almost a century, but today is celebrated as a woman who successfully combatted racial prejudice. Her autobiography, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands (1857), is one of the earliest autobiographies of a mixed-race woman, although some aspects of its accuracy have been questioned. It has been claimed that Seacole's achievements have been exaggerated for political reasons and a plan to erect a statue of her at St Thomas' Hospital, London, describing her as a "pioneer nurse", has generated controversy. Further controversy broke out late in 2012 over reports of a proposal to remove her from the National Curriculum.
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