MaggieDec 1, 2022
Along with Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole (born Jamaica, 1805) was a pioneering nurse & a heroine of the Crimean War. Her great work went unrecognised for almost a century after her death. The War Office declined her request to be sent to the Crimea as a war nurse, so she funded the trip herself & founded the ‘British Hotel’ to help look after sick & wounded soldiers. Her autobiog. (1857) was the 1st written by a black woman in Britain
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Show threadKatie from SoCal

@Maggie Mary Seacole & her work as a doctoress providing hospitality & medical care during the Crimean War were shown in Doctor Who: Flux, Ep. 2 (Nov. 2019 BBC series).

2 years before that there was an episode called "Rosa's wh/ focused primarily on her refusal to give up her seat on the bus but also included MLK meeting w/ Ms. Parks & others before the bus protest & her receiving honors late in her life.

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Dec 2, 2022 at 11:04amWeb
Show threadKatie from SoCalDec 2, 2022
@Maggie Hope you don't think I'm hijacking your thread. I'd never heard of her before but she's apparently better known in the UK. I was impressed by what I learned and read later on when I researched her.
Show threadJoolsDec 3, 2022
@Maggie sorry to hijack your thread even more, just wanted to add this Beyonce-inspired song from the BBC's children's show Horrible Histories from 2012. This was the first time I heard of Mary Seacole, but my kids have grown up with her as a result of this and Doctor Who.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-song-mary-seacole-song
Show threadMaggieDec 3, 2022
@Jools
Many thanks for sharing & the "hijack" 😊
It's great that these significant events/ people in history or now being included in media for kids.
I like the catchy Beyonce video.
Show threadMaggieDec 4, 2022
@KatieSoCal
😊 So glad to hear that you researched her life more. She really was a brave and inspiring lady.