In 2004 she took first place in the 100 great black britons poll in the u. She was born on 12th may 1918 and died on november 22nd, 2001. Mary wrote about her experiences in her book the wonderful adventure of mary seacole in many lands. Mary seacole facts for kids national geographic kids. In 2004, she was voted the greatest black briton in. Mary seacole for ks1 and ks2 children mary seacole. It was from her mother that she inherited her interest in nursing. Information, facts, images and videos about the life of mary seacole. Meet mary factsheet for students word add to board.
A detailed biography of mary seacole that includes images, quotations and the main facts of her life. Though she was much respected by officers whom she treated during the war, after her death, her fame diminished, though in recent years she has become better known. As a dual heritage woman living in the victorian age, mary was also a pioneer of her time. Mary seacole biography childhood, life achievements. Mary seacole was a jamaican nurse who went to the crimea in what is now ukraine when war broke out there, determined to help the wounded soldiers. Seacole in many lands by mary seacole free ebook project gutenberg. Let us get other interesting facts about mary kay ash below.
Mary shelley, the english author of frankenstein, was born on august 30 th, 1797 in london, england. But following her death, her name was almost completely forgotten for around 100 years. To celebrate black history month, here are some of our favourite facts about this pioneering nurse and businesswoman. This is a good book to use in the classroom to support ks1 topic on famous people. Mary seacole 18051881 was a jamaicanborn british business woman who showed great kindness and bravery tending to sick and wounded soldiers during the crimean war.
On one trip to panama she helped treat people during another cholera epidemic. Mary jane grant was born in 1805 in kingston, jamaica, which was part of the british empire. Vashti harrisons most inspiring role models from black history. Teachers notes mary seacole interactive story resources. The real facts are that any account the bungling liar who wrote this book above and their attempt to paint mary seacole as a fraud has failed since the people of that time who would have written about mrs. View document teachers factsheet about mary seacole pdf add to board. Mary seacoles reputation after the crimean war certainly rivalled that of her counterpart florence nightingale but for a very long time she was a forgotten footnote in history, and this probably had a lot to do with the fact she was not a white middle class woman, but was instead the offspring of two races, that of a scottish father and a black jamaican mother. Illustrating this phenomenon is the ascent of mary seacole in the revisionist history of nursing. She ran her own businesses, loved to travel, and often risked her life for others.
Mary seacole was mixedrace and described herself as creole. Famous contemporaries florence nightingale 18201910 a famous british nurse who was known as the lady of the lamp due to her work during the crimean war. Get enlightened with these 17 fascinating mary shelley facts. I should have thought that no preface would have been required to introduce mrs. Seacole in many lands and it proved a popular read.
Mary seacole biography mary seacole 1805 1881 was a jamaican nurse who became well known in the victorian period for her nursing efforts during the crimean war. She was born mary wollstonecraft godwin, to william godwin, a political writer and philosopher, and mary wollstonecraft, a feminist and writer. Interesting facts and information about mary seacole primary facts. She was a mixedrace nurse who cared for british soldiers at the. Five fascinating facts about mary shelley interesting. Mary wrote a book about her life called wonderful adventures of mrs. She applied for a nursing position in the crimean war but was rejected. Five facts about the life and work of mary shelley, author of frankenstein 1. In april 2019 i chaired a controversial talk at kings college london. The life of mary seacole and how she helped soldiers in the crimea. During the crimean war, seacole established a british hotel located behind the lines. In these countries she collected details of how people used local plants and herbs to treat the sick. Check out these fast facts about mary seacole, a nurse who helped soldiers in the crimean war, the same one where florence nightingale helped.
Born in jamaica to a scottish soldier father and a mixedrace mother, mary seacole travelled to crimea in. Allow us to introduce you to the amazing mary seacole. Iguana books, 2014 debunks claims made by supporters of the jamaican businesswoman and doctress, mary seacole 180581, that she was the real heroine of the crimean war and original lady with the lamp, a pioneer nurse and even a pioneer of health care, as the u. Today we celebrate mary seacole, the jamaicanscottish nurse widely known to the british army as mother seacole. The birthplace of ash was located in hot wells, harris county, texas. She described this as a messtable and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers, and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In 1831, a new version of the book was published, this time under marys name. Read in english by cori samuel i should have thought that no preface would have been required to introduce mrs.
Mary seacole, jamaican businesswoman who provided sustenance and care for british soldiers at the battlefront during the crimean war. Born in jamaica, mary seacole was an important nurse during the crimean war. Interesting facts and information about mary seacole. Mary loved travelling and as a young woman visited the bahamas, haiti and cuba. Mary s mother was a free jamaican woman who worked as a doctress. Only known photograph of mary seacole 18051881, taken c. An interesting fact file all about mary seacole which highlights why she is remembered. Check out these fast facts about mary seacole, a nurse who helped soldiers in the. Explore books by mary seacole with our selection at. What mary seacole actually did, what sort of person she was like although the most interesting part of her or anyones life is completely irrelevant. Her most famous novel, frankenstein, is widely considered the first science fiction novel. Mary seacole for ks1 and ks2 children mary seacole homework. Mary seacole 10 interesting facts about the famous nurse.
Its worth mentioning here that two other leading science fiction writers, carl sagan and isaac asimov, argued that the honour of first sciencefiction novel should go to a much. Ks1 mary seacole differentiated fact file teacher made. To raise more money, seacole wrote her autobiography wonderful adventures of mrs. Mary seacole 18051881, the daughter of a white scottish officer in the british army and a jamaican woman, has often been described as the black florence nightingale, another nurse who came to public attention after reports of her selflessness in helping wounded soldiers during the crimean war 18531856 started to circulate. Mary seacole facts mary seacole mary seacole house. Mary seacole was born mary joan grant in kingston, jamaica in 1805 to a creole mother and a scottish father. Her mother, nicknamed the doctress, kept a lodging house at east street, kingston where.
Here are some interesting facts about mary seacole. Mary seacole biography for kids strong women lottie lottie dolls. Public domain wikimedia commons after making numerous trips abroad, she married an englishman named edwin seacole in 1836, when she would have been about 31 years old. In 2004 mary seacole was voted the top black briton of all time. Interesting facts and information about mary seacole posted on by james 19 comments like florence nightingale, mary seacole made a name for herself by helping wounded and. Mary seacole was a businesswoman, world traveler, popular author, and. Mary seacole is most well known for her brave work during the. Oct 11, 2016 an overview of mary seacoles history and many aspects of her legacys impact to today. She worked with an editor to perfect her writing, and in 1857, the book was.
Mary seacole was a jamaicanborn nurse who became a heroine of the crimean war. In jamaica, a doctress was a healer that used traditional remedies prepared with herbs. Her father was a scottish soldier and her mother was jamaican. Mary seacole 18051881 the national library of jamaica. Most of what we know about mary seacole comes from a book she published in 1857 about her life. Mary seacole practiced nursing when she was little. Get the interesting information about a jamaican businesswoman on facts about mary seacole.
See more ideas about mary seacole, crimean war and history. Seacole to the british public, or to recommend a book which must, from the circumstances in which the subject of it was placed, be unique in literature if singleness of heart, true charity, and christian works. Coming from a tradition of jamaican and west african. See more ideas about mary seacole, history and florence nightingale. In 1852, while seacole was visiting her brother in cruces, panama, there was an outbreak of cholera. She showed great courage and earned the respect of the men fighting in the war. She is respected and considered an icon in the caribbean. She was a traveller, ran a business and went to war risking her life to accomplish her aim. While you may know her horror classic, frankenstein, these 17 fascinating mary shelley facts will leave you astounded. Welcome once again to another article of facts king, facts about mary seacole. Ash was known as the founder of mary kay cosmetics, inc. This was an interesting story of a black woman who is quite famous in britain and her native jamaica, but i had never heard of her until a few years ago from a newspaper story on black history in britain. Required reading likely introduced you to mary shelley as a teen, but theres so much more to the frankenstein author than you ever learned in english class. Since there was no doctor there, seacole took the responsibility for treating patients and saved many lives although, at first, many did not want to accept her treatment because she was a black woman.
Mary seacole, jamaican businesswoman who provided sustenance and. Her mother was a jamaican healer and her father was a scottish soldier. Seacole to the british public, or to recommend a book which must, from the circumstances in which the subject of it was placed, be unique in literature. Thats why mary started to practice based on what she saw when her mother was working. Her mother died when she was only days old, and mary and her halfsister fanny were raised by their father. Read our mary seacole facts to learn all about this pioneering nurse. Seacole would be void of credibility due to their beliefs at that time in slavery and that black people were void of human intelligence.
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