In search of Mary Seacole : the making of a cultural icon /
Rappaport, Helen,
In search of Mary Seacole : the making of a cultural icon / Helen Rappaport. - 405 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'In Search of Mary Seacole' is a revealing biography that explores her remarkable achievements and unique status as an icon of the 19th century, but also corrects some of the myths that have grown around her life and career. Having been raised in Jamaica and worked in Panama, Mary Seacole came to England in the 1850s and volunteered to help out during the Crimean War. When her services were turned down, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where she earned her reputation as a nurse and for her compassion. Popularly known as 'Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation - an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain.
9781398504455 (pbk.) : �10.99
Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881.
Women nurses--Jamaica--Biography.
Nurses, Black--Jamaica--Biography.
Nurses--Jamaica--Biography.
Crimean War, 1853-1856--Medical care.
Military nursing--History--19th century.
Biography.
In search of Mary Seacole : the making of a cultural icon / Helen Rappaport. - 405 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'In Search of Mary Seacole' is a revealing biography that explores her remarkable achievements and unique status as an icon of the 19th century, but also corrects some of the myths that have grown around her life and career. Having been raised in Jamaica and worked in Panama, Mary Seacole came to England in the 1850s and volunteered to help out during the Crimean War. When her services were turned down, she financed her own expedition to Balaclava, where she earned her reputation as a nurse and for her compassion. Popularly known as 'Mother Seacole', she was the most famous Black celebrity of her generation - an extraordinary achievement in Victorian Britain.
9781398504455 (pbk.) : �10.99
Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881.
Women nurses--Jamaica--Biography.
Nurses, Black--Jamaica--Biography.
Nurses--Jamaica--Biography.
Crimean War, 1853-1856--Medical care.
Military nursing--History--19th century.
Biography.
