#mary seacole

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Flux Chapter II: War of the Sontarans

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thirteen’s era appreciation: 276/?

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MARY SEACOLE // NURSE

“She was a British-Jamaican nurse and businesswoman who set up the “British Hotel” behind the lines during the Crimean War. She described the hotel as a “mess-table comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers”, and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield, nursing many of them back to health. She was posthumously awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 1991. It has been argued that Seacole was the first nurse practitioner (in the sense of a practicing nurse with advanced medical skills).”

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Mary Seaacole

Mary Seacole was a remarkable woman born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1805. Her mixed heritage—her father Scottish, her mother Jamaican—shaped her upbringing. Her mother, known as "the Doctress," ran a boarding house where Mary learned the art of nursing. At 15, she travelled to England to expand her medical knowledge, a journey that sparked her lifelong love of travel. In 1836, Mary married Edwin Seacole, but their happiness was short-lived as he passed away eight years later. Despite personal tragedy, Mary continued her nursing and entrepreneurial ventures. She travelled extensively throughout the Caribbean and Central America, blending traditional Caribbean medicine with European medical practices. In 1854, when news of the dire conditions in the Crimean War reached her, Mary decided to offer her nursing skills. Despite facing rejection from the War Office, she financed her own trip to the Crimea. There, she established the British Hotel near Balaclava, providing comfort and care to sick and wounded soldiers. Her bravery and compassion earned her the nickname "Mother Seacole." After the war, Mary returned to England, facing financial struggles and ill health. However, her plight captured the public's attention, leading to a fundraising festival to support her. In 1857, she published her memoirs, chronicling her adventures and experiences. Mary Seacole passed away in 1881, leaving behind a legacy of courage, compassion, and resilience. Despite facing racial discrimination and personal hardships, she dedicated her life to helping others, earning her a place as a pioneer in nursing history. 

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Day 29: Mary Seacole!

Mary Seacole was a Jaimaican Creole woman, daughter of a Scottish soldier and his Jamaican wife. Her mother, who ran a boarding house, was also a talented folk medicine practitioner, and between her mother’s teachings and the military doctors she met though her father, Mary became a talented midwife and nurse. In 1836, she married Edwin Seacole, but though their marriage was happy, it was relatively brief, leaving Mary a widow. In 1851, Mary travelled to Panama to visit her brother, but quickly found herself in the midst of a massive cholera epidemic. She nursed a neighbor through the disease, and then more and more patients, eventually coming down with the disease herself, but not before saving several lives. She continued nursing patients back home in Jamaica, and in 1853, volunteered for the Crimean War - or, rather, tried to. The War Office declined her offer; Mary, undaunted, headed for the front. In Crimea, she opened the “British Hotel,” in fact a restaurant and general store built of salvaged materials. In the words of one observers she “redeemed the name of sutler,” traveling out from the hotel not only to sell her goods but to deliver tea and treatment to wounded men. The soldiers called her “Mother Seacole,” and Florence Nightengale, though suspicious a hotel would lead to drunkenness, praised her work as a healer.

Her work in Crimea wiped out Mary’s business savings, and she returned to London impoverished. Hearing of her state, soldiers and admirers held fundraisers to support her. In 1857, she published an autobiography, and her patients in the 1870s included Alexandra of Denmark, the then-Princess of Wales. She died in 1881, widely mourned in Britain and Jamaica alike.

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Servants I Want to see in FGO

Catherine the Great (Rider/ Ruler)

Saint Olga of Kiev (Ruler/ Avenger)

Tomyris (Lancer/ Rider)

Hua Mulan (Archer/ Lancer)

George Washington (Rider)

John Henry (Lancer)

Molly Pitcher (Archer)

Harriet Tubman (Rider/ Archer)

Mary Seacole (Caster)

Harry Houdini (Caster)

Judith (Book of Judith) (Assassin)

Abhimanyu and Vrishaketu (maybe Archer for both ?)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Caster)

Sybil Ludington (Rider)

Deborah Sampson (Archer)

BONUS

Yudhishthira (Saber) - but as a Lily version of himself so that he can be the pampered little brother for once and not have to put up with his younger brothers’ BS. Duryodhana tries to make fun of him for it and Yudhi goes running to Karna, crying. While Karna chastises Dury for making fun of him, Yudhi evilly smirks at Dury from behind Karna, who faithfully plays into the Big Brother role. EVERYBODY is aware that Yudhi is basically playing Karna besides Karna!

Inspo links: (1) @krishna-premi (2) @fanfictionroxs

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Mary Jane Seacole, Albert Charles Challen, 1869

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Doctor Who Rewatch | FLUX: Chapter Two - War of the Sontarans

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How the hell is Dan infinite times more interesting than Yaz in 2 episodes that he was in? (So far I've only seen 2 of Flux)

Lmao he is an actual assistant already. And he's very knowledgeable in History, I love it!!!!!!

the Flux series is giving me Classic who vibes.

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Happy International Women's Day!

This jewel of a portrait is in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Mary Seacole (1805-1881) born in Kingston, Jamaica, was a pioneer in nursing. She set up her 'British Hotel,' close to the Crimean War battlefield in 1855 as quarters for sick and convalescent officers.

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She was the free descendant of slaves, the daughter of a lodging house keeper and a British army lieutenant, raised, married and widowed in Jamaica who had worked on the island and in Panama as a health practitioner. She arrived in London to volunteer as a nurse for the British army in the Crimean War but was rejected both by the government and by the official charity, the Crimean Fund.

Seacole took passage on a ship to Crimea, where she built her own boarding house from the wreckage of other houses destroyed by shelling in the ruins of a town only a mile from the British headquarters. She nursed wounded soldiers and supported them as they returned from the fighting to be shipped home, providing food and drink for paying officers and for wounded soldiers for free.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

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thirteen’s era appreciation: 181/?

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Mary Jane Seacole, née Grant  Albert Charles Challen

National Portrait Gallery, London: Source

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In Memoriam. (London 2023)

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Mary Seacole

I heard of Mary Seacole many years ago when there was a movement to give her a statue in London. Her life story is really worth telling. I can't imagine her ever complaining about her struggles in life. She just got up and did what she wanted.