The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
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- 8 horas de lectura
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Mary Seacole fue una mujer innovadora que se abrió camino a pesar de los prejuicios raciales. Durante la Guerra de Crimea, estableció un "Hotel Británico" tras las líneas, ofreciendo alojamiento confortable para oficiales convalecientes y brindando socorro a los heridos directamente en el campo de batalla. Poseía un profundo conocimiento de la medicina herbal, adquirido en el Caribe, que aplicó en su dedicada atención a los militares. Sus incansables esfuerzos y coraje la convirtieron en una figura célebre, superando la adversidad con notable resiliencia.


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Written in 1857, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole traveled widely before arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war was met with racism and refusal. Undaunted, she set out independently to the Crimea, where she acted as doctor and “mother” to wounded soldiers while running her business, the “British Hotel.” Told with energy, warmth, and humor, her remarkable life story and accounts of hardships at the battlefront offer significant insights into the history of race politics.