Nursing
Mary Seacole
(1805 –May 14, 1881)
Jamaican
She acquired knowledge of herbal medicine in the Caribbean.
[Only known photograph of Mary Seacole (1805-1881), taken c.1873 by Maull & Company in London by an unknown
photographer (who probably died before 1936), Public Domain, via Wikipedia Commons]
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Mary Seacole (1805-81) – Science Museum Brought to Life
Mary Seacole: Jamaican nurse – Encyclopædia Britannica
Mary Seacole (1805 – 1881) – BBC [History]
Seaton, Helen J. “Another Florence Nightingale? The Rediscovery of Mary Seacole,” The Victorian Web
– – – Videos – – –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obY-ESNXr3U
Mary Seacole, a Nurse and Heroine – [Min: 8:56]
Mary Seacole statue unveiled in London – [Min: 1:54]
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