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Mary Seacole, although never the "black British nurse" she is claimed to have been, was a successful mixed-race immigrant to Britain. She led an adventurous life, and her memoir of 1857 is still a lively read.
- Mother Seacole
- Assistance to sick and wounded military personnel during Crimean War
- 14 May 1881 (aged 75), Paddington, London, England
May 10, 2024 · Mary Seacole (born 1805, Kingston, Jamaica—died May 14, 1881, London, England) was a Jamaican businesswoman who provided sustenance and care for British soldiers at the battlefront during the Crimean War.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 27, 2023 · Mary Grant Seacole, known as “Mother Seacole” by her patients, was a contemporary of Florence Nightingale. Yet, while Nightingale’s name rings through the halls of nearly every nursing program, Seacole was all but forgotten until 1980, when historians rediscovered her story.
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Mary Seacole was a daring adventurer of the 19th century. A Jamaican woman of mixed race, she was awarded the Order of Merit posthumously by the government of Jamaica and celebrated as a “ Black Briton” in the United Kingdom.
Sep 6, 2022 · A Historian’s Quest to Unravel the Secrets of Mary Seacole, an Innovative, Long-Overlooked Black Nurse. During the Crimean War, the Jamaican businesswoman operated a storehouse and restaurant...
Mary Seacole was British-Jamaican, born in 1805. Her mother was a free Jamaican, her father a soldier in the British Army. Mary grew up in her mother’s hotel in Jamaica. Mary had a lot of...
Mary Seacole is a great role model. Her values of good citizenship (she always wanted to help the sick and wounded), entrepreneurship (her drive took her to the Crimea under her own steam) and achievement (she remains one of history’s greatest figures) hold true today.
