New light on Seacole.
The discovery of a signed letter by Crimean nursing heroine Mary Seacole to a War Office official may give an important clue that she was lobbying to be allowed to nurse British soldiers in India. Together with a letter from another anonymous nurse, and contemporary news reports, it reveals and active and well regarded nurse leader who knew how to network.
Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal.
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D047849:Crimean War; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007194:India; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom