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March 15, 2021

Mother Seacole - The Colorful Wandering Healer

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Mary Seacole took what she learned from her "doctress" mother who cared for the British army in Jamaica and her adventures in Panama during a cholera epidemic to care for her boys during the Crimea War. Mary didn't let others, including contemporaries like Florence Nightingale, discourage her from serving the front lines.

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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands, by Mary Seacole

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