Mary Seacole
British nurse
Mary Jane Seacole was a British nurse and businesswoman.
Seacole was born to a Creole mother in Kingston who ran a boarding house and had herbalist skills as a "doctress". In 1990, Seacole was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit. Wikipedia
Born: November 23, 1805, Kingston, Jamaica
Died: May 14, 1881 (age 75 years), Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Siblings: Edward Ambleton
Known for: Assistance to sick and wounded military personnel during Crimean War
Parents: James Grant
Spouse: Edwin Horatio Hamilton Seacole (m. 1836–1844)
Honours: Order of Merit (Jamaica; posthumous, 1990)