Mary Seacole Resource Page
Mary Seacole, the "black Florence Nightingale" was once one of the best-known women in England. She was a Caribbean doctress who had travelled widely, and was able to put her skills to good use in the Crimean War. Denied the opportunity to work with Nightingale, she travelled there on her own to minister to wounded British soldiers. Thousands of them remembered her with gratitude and affection.
In February 2004, BBC viewers voted Mary Seacole the "Greatest Black Briton"
Join the campaign to get the BBC to:
A) show their 30 minute tv documentary about Mary Seacole on BBC 1 or BBC 2 and
B) to produce a video so that people can buy a copy
Details on the "Who Was Mary Seacole" page at:
http://www.maryseacole.com/maryseacole/biography/index.html
This page is under development - more information will be added soon!
Brief biographies of Mary Seacole:
Some academic work on Mary Seacole:
Please let me know of any other resources which could be added to this page. Thanks.