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SEACOLE, Mary Jane Grant
 

Born: November 23, 1805

Died: May 14, 1881

Industry: Medicine, Nursing

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  1. A Jamaican woman was there before Putin. By Barbara Gloudon. The Daily Observer, March 7, 2014.
  2. Mary Seacole statue fund reaches 100,000 pounds. By Vivienne Siva, JIS Reporter. JIS, July 5, 2011.
  3. Black woman pioneer Mary Seacole. The Gleaner, July 26, 2012, p. A7.
  4. Major UK landmark named for Mary Seacole. Sunday Herald, July 30 - August 5, 2010, p. 4.
  5. Plaque Unveiling Ceremony and Display: Mary Seacole. Institute of Jamaica, November 21, 2005.
  6. The only known photograph of Mary Seacole.
  7. The First RN: Mary Seacole (1805 - 1881). The Observer - Sunday Herald, July 30 - August 5, 2010, p. 42.
  8. Mary Seacole: Nurse, Entrepreneur, humanitarian - Her Career Story. By Beverley East. The Daily Gleaner, February 5, 2006, p. 1.
  9. Mary Seacole - hero of the Crimean War. The Observer, May 12, 2005, p. 22.
  10. Mary Seacole portrait goes on show. The Gleaner, January 11, 2005, p. A5.
  11. Jamaican healer and war heroine - Mary Seacole. The Gleaner, April 8, 2002.
  12. Mary Seacole named greatest black Briton. The Daily Observer, February 16, 2004.
  13. In her own words: Seacole’s video true to her spirit. The Sunday Observer May 25, 2003, p. 3. By Gwyneth Harold.
  14. Mary Seacole: A selected list of material in the National Library of Jamaica.
  15. “Dear Mrs. Seacole”: Groundings with Mary Seacole on Slavery, Gender and Citizenship. By Prof. Verene A. Shepherd. Institute of Jamaica, November 21, 2005.
  16. New Mary Seacole Photograph supports UK Statue Appeal Fund. Jamaica Information Service,. June 19, 2009.
  17. Search for Seacole artist. By Stuart Flitton. The Times, February 16, 2009, p. 55.
  18. UK university building named after Seacole. The Gleaner, July 25, 2006, p. A2.
  19. Jamaica’s Mary Seacole named greatest Black Briton. Jamaica Observer, February 11, 2004.
  20. Mary Seacole Memorial Association London celebrates 25th Anniversary. May 23, 2006.
  21. Letter addressed to Mrs. Edwards. By Rita Monjardino.
  22. Unveiling a plaque at the National Library of Jamaica.
  23. The Last Will and Testament of Mary Seacole.
  24. She did it her way. By John Gilmore. The Caribbean Review of Books, August 2005.
  25. Mary Seacole to be honoured with stamp. The Sunday Observer, May 28, 2006, Section I, p. 5.
  26. Mary Seacole 1805 - 1881
  27. Mary Seacole 1808 - 1881
  28. Dining out for Mary Seacole. By Stuart Flittin. The Times, February 7, 2008.
  29. Mary Seacole: Mother of military men. By Lloyd Eubank-Green. Outlook, May 10, 1998, pp. 9 & 18.
  30. An Anthem to Mary Seacole. By John Rafferty. The Caribbean Time, April 11, 1980.
  31. Stamps to mark international Nurses Council Congress. The Star, June 24, 1991, p. 3.
  32. Mary Seacole.
  33. Letter concerning Mary Seacole. By J. V. Webb
  34. Graveside Tribute. The Times, May 15, 1982.
  35. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole. The Gleaner, 1998.
  36. Jamaica’s Florence Nightingale. By K. Stewart. The Daily Gleaner, August 29, 1939.
  37. No number 37
  38. Celebrate the work of a little known nurse heroine. NurseWeek, April 28, 1997, Volume 10, No. 9.
  39. The Florence Nightingale of Jamaica. By Cynthia Vernon. The Jamaican Nurse, pp. 19-23
  40. Mrs. Mary Seacole. The Daily Gleaner, February 9, 1938.
  41. Exhibition on Mary Seacole. The Star, April 28, 1988, p. 10.
  42. Mary Seacole bursary launched. The Gleaner, July 13, 1993.
  43. Mary Seacole- The First “Red Cross” Nurse.
  44. Letters to the Editor. By J. M. Shaftesley. The Times, December 16, 1961.
  45. Extract from the 1881 Census. 1881.
  46. The ‘forgotten heroine’ remembered. The Gleaner, February 11, 1998, A2 & A3.
  47. Honour of Mary Seacole. JamPress News, June 24, 1993, pp. 1-2.
  48. A Woman of Courage: The Devine Miss ‘M’
  49. Book by Mary Seacole republished. By Herma Diaz. Sunday Gleaner, April 1, 198?.
  50. Mary Seacole Function.
  51. More about Mary Seacole: The Florence Nightingale of Jamaica. The Jamaican Nurse, December, 1961.
  52. Jamaica’s Florence Nightingale. By J. W. Graham. The Daily Gleaner, September 4, 1939.
  53. Letter addressed to Institute of Jamaica.
  54. Notes on Mrs. Mary Seacole. By J. V. Webb.
  55. Mary Seacole, Part I: A Matter of Life… By Anita King. Essence, March 1974.
  56. Mary Seacole, Part II: The Crimea. By Anita King. Essence, April 1974.
  57. Exhibition on Mary Seacole. The Star, April 28, 1988.
  58. The Identity of Mrs. Seacole: “A Little Yellow Woman”. By A. C. Whitehorne. The Daily Gleaner, February 5, 1938.
  59. Celebrate the work of a little-known nurse heroine. By Margaret Esker, MS, RN.
  60. Remembering Mary Seacole. By Frank Cameron. Sunday Gleaner, March 8, 1987.
  61. Mrs. Mary Seacole. Daily Gleaner, February 9, 1938.
  62. Nursing pays debt to forgotten heroine.
  63. Mary Seacole’s Grave Restored in London. Jamaica Newsletter, Issued by the Jamaican High Commission, November 26, 1973.
  64. Mary Seacole’s grave in St. Mary’s cemetery. The Guardian, May 20, 1992.
  65. Book by Mary Seacole republished. Sunday Magazine, April 1, 1984, p. 6.
  66. Notes on the Bust of Mary Seacole. By Count Gletchen.
  67. Mary Seacole Biography
  68. Mary Seacole
  69. Mary Seacole’s grave restored in London. Daily Gleaner, December 18, 1973, p. 3.
  70. Anniversaries. The Times, May 14, 1983.
  71. Notes on Mary Seacole.
  72. Mary Seacole Honoured in London. The Daily Gleaner, November 21, 1973, p.1.
  73. Great Jamaicans of the past… Jamaica Records, August 9, 1989.
  74. Mary Seacole - woman of distinction. Sunday Gleaner, May 15, 1988.
  75. Our Mary marches on… Sunday Sun, March 14, 1982, p. 13.
  76. Mary Seacole - An Early Jamaican Heroine. By Inez K. Sibley. Sunday Magazine, December 1, 1963, p. 12.
  77. The Forgotten compassion of ‘Mother Seacole’. By Joanna Bogle. The Daily Telegraph, September 25, 1981.
  78. Ribbons and Medals.
  79. Place Visited by Mary Seacole.
  80. Mary Seacole - Nurse Courage. By Christine Bell. The Sunday Gleaner, September 16, 1979, p. 7.
  81. Seacole, Mary
  82. Mary Seacole - The Florence Nightingale of Jamaica. By Mary Seivright, M.A., R.G.N. Nurses Supplement, June 26, 1991, pp. 10-11.
  83. Seacole, Mary.
  84. Mrs. Mary Seacole
  85. Biography: Mary Seacole