The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
- 224 stránok
- 8 hodin čítania
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Mary Seacole Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
1. január 1805 – 14. máj 1881
Mary Seacoleová bola inovatívna žena, ktorá si presadila cestu napriek rasovým predsudkom. Počas Krymskej vojny zriadila „Britský hotel“ v tyle, ktorý poskytoval pohodlné ubytovanie pre zranených dôstojníkov, a poskytovala pomoc priamo na bojovom poli. Získala hlboké znalosti o bylinnej medicíne v Karibiku a túto múdrosť využívala pri starostlivosti o zranených vojakov. Jej neúnavná oddanosť a odvaha z nej urobili inšpiratívnu postavu, ktorej odkaz pretrváva.
Penguin Classics: Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
- 224 stránok
- 8 hodin čítania
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.