Mary SeacoleMary Seacole was born in Jamaica in 1805. She came to England following a calling, wanting to serve as a nurse in the Crimean War. |
Contents
Early Life | 1 |
Business and Nursing | 14 |
Determined to Serve | 33 |
Onward At Last | 48 |
Prelude to War | 63 |
Amidst the Carnage | 79 |
Crimean Heroine | 113 |
Notes | 126 |
Picture Sources | 142 |
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