todayinhistory:May 14th 1881: Mary Seacole dies On this day in 1881 the Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole

todayinhistory:May 14th 1881: Mary Seacole dies On this day in 1881 the Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole died in London aged 76. She applied to give medical assistance to wounded servicemen during the Crimean War but was refused, and so gave treatment independently. Her patients liked her and helped raised money for her after the war when she was left destitute. She has often been forgotten and placed in the shadow of famous Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale. However in 2004 Seacole was voted the greatest Black Briton. -- source link
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