Mary was one of three offspring, and while it is uncertain whether she had formal education, she derived pleasure from engaging in the nurse role with her dolls and pets. Seacole developed her nursing abilities at Blundell Hall, where she learned about hygiene, ventilation, warmth, hydration, ...
Mary so was caring, in fact, she became known amongst the soldiers as “Mother Seacole”. What did Mary do after the war? After the Crimean War ended in, Mary returned to London with very little money and in poor health. But her hard work didn’t go unrecognised – many of the soldi...