Mary Seacole : the charismatic black nurse who became a heroine of the Crimea / Jane Robinson.

Born in Jamaica in 1805, Mary Seacole became an independent doctress, combining the herbal remedies of her culture with sound surgical techniques. On the outbreak of the Crimean War, Mary--Black, nearly 50, rather stout, and gloriously loud in every way--travelled to Balaklava under her own steam to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Jane, 1959-
Language:English
Published: London : Robinson, 2006.
Edition:Revised edition.
Subjects:
Crimean War, 1853-1856 > Women.
Military nursing > 19th century.
Seacole, Mary, > 1805-1881.
Nurses > Jamaica > Biography.
Women healers > Biography.
Women, Black > Jamaica > Biography.
Healers, Black > Biography.
Nurses.
Women.
Women, Black.
Jamaica.
1853 - 1856
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xiv, 233 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm
Format: Book

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