Autobiography, first published in 1857. According to Wikipedia: "Mary Jane Seacole (1805 – 14 May 1881), sometimes known as Mother Seacole or Mary Grant,[4][5] was a Jamaican nurse best known for her involvement in the Crimean War.[5] She set u...

Mary Seacole (1805 - 1881) is also known as Mother Seacole. She was a Jamaican born nurse. During the Crimean War she set up boarding houses in Panama and Crimea to help the sick. Her mother taught her to use herbal and folk medicine. When she...