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Mary's Early Life and Skills
- Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica to a Scottish army father and a Jamaican mother who ran a hotel.
- She developed early healing skills from her mother and ran a hotel business alongside family hardships.
Cholera Battle in Panama
- Mary traveled to Panama to assist her half-brother's failing hotel and confronted a cholera outbreak.
- She treated the sick, caught cholera herself, but recovered and gained deeper medical insight.
Mother Seacole in Crimea
- Mary was refused official nursing roles during the Crimean War due to race but opened the British Hotel to aid soldiers.
- Her care earned her the nickname Mother Seacole and respect from soldiers and journalists alike.