Mary Seacole: Bound for the Battlefield

This biography tells the story of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse whose work took her to the Crimean War. She cared for wounded soldiers on the front lines and also treated cholera patients in Panama. The account describes her as skilled and brave and follows her confrontation with discrimination, including her willingness to stand up to Florence Nightingale. It places Seacole’s caregiving within the history of medicine and war, with a bibliography included.