Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal.
Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal.
Mary Seacole (1805–1881) was born in Jamaica. She was decorated for her work in the Crimea, which helped open up the medical professions to women.
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To the reader 1. My birth and parentage 2. Struggles for life 3. My reception at the Independent Hotel 4. An unwelcome visitor in Cruces 5. American sympathy 6. Migration to Gorgona 7. The yellow fever on Jamaica 8. I long to join the British army before Sebastopol 9. Voyage to Constantinople 10. I start for Balaclava 11. Alarms in the harbour 12. The British Hotel 13. My work in the Crimea 14. My customers at the British Hotel 15. My first glimpse of war 16. Under fire on the fatal 18th of June 17. Inside Sebastopol 18. Holiday in the camp 19. New Year in the Crimea Conclusion.
To the reader 1. My birth and parentage 2. Struggles for life 3. My reception at the Independent Hotel 4. An unwelcome visitor in Cruces 5. American sympathy 6. Migration to Gorgona 7. The yellow fever on Jamaica 8. I long to join the British army before Sebastopol 9. Voyage to Constantinople 10. I start for Balaclava 11. Alarms in the harbour 12. The British Hotel 13. My work in the Crimea 14. My customers at the British Hotel 15. My first glimpse of war 16. Under fire on the fatal 18th of June 17. Inside Sebastopol 18. Holiday in the camp 19. New Year in the Crimea Conclusion.
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