she was a nurse the same time as florence nightingale, did the same type on work but not as well know as the former, any info, please.
2007-02-17 07:10:51 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Not often known that she was married to Admiral Nelson's godson. This website is all about her:http://www.maryseacole.com/maryseacole/pages/aboutmary.html
2007-02-17 10:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary Seacole, although an expert in dealing with cholera and yellow fever, was rejected by the Nightingale team that worked in hospitals in Turkey. Mary borrowed money and succeeded in the Crimea despite the racial prejudice of Victorian society. Her father was from Scotland, and her mother was a Jamaican healer, using herbal remedies from traditional African and Caribbean practices. Mary took her mothers methods using herbal remedies, folk medicine, and her knowledge of tropical medicine to the Crimea. She was an expert at treating cholera. She practised her arts on the battlefields, a big difference with the Nightingale group. She treated soldiers from both sides of the conflict. Destitute at the end of the war, she was rescued by the British government and army.
2007-02-17 16:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Buffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Channel 4 has a programme about her right now
2007-02-17 15:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by dingbat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn on Channel 4 - there's a documentry about her on at this very moment.
2007-02-17 15:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this..http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/seacole_mary.shtml
2007-02-17 20:26:41 · answer #5 · answered by llamedos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋