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- Mary Seacole - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
Mary Seacole was a Jamaican nurse who went to the Crimea (in what is now Ukraine) when war broke out there, determined to help the wounded soldiers. She showed great courage and earned the respect of the men fighting in the war.
- Mary Seacole - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1805-81). Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole cared for British soldiers on the battlefield during the Crimean War (1853-56). Seacole’s remedies for cholera and dysentery were particularly valued.