Mary Seacole Quotes
I wonder if the people of other countries are as fond of carrying with them every where their home habits as the English. I think not.
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| Birth: | 1805 |
| Death: | 14th May, 1881 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Nurse, Writer |
Mary Jane Seacole was a Jamaican-born woman of Scottish and Creole descent who set up a 'British Hotel' behind the lines during the Crimean War, which she described as "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers," and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield. She was posthumously awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 1991. In 2004 she was voted the greatest black Briton.
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