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Mary Seacole honoured as first Jamaican-British woman on Royal Mint coin
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoA new Royal Mint commemorative coin in honour of Jamaican-British nurse Mary Seacole has been...
Horrible Histories black history shows have ‘true factor’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Horrible Histories sketch showed Florence Nightingale turning down Jamaican-born Mary Seacole for...
Flying Nightingales: War nurses who flew into WW2 battles celebrated
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA display has opened to celebrate the work of a group of women who risked their lives being flown...
Museum launches campaign to acquire Florence Nightingale’s customised wheelchair
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoThe Florence Nightingale Museum has launched a public campaign to obtain the wheelchair used by the...
‘Final’ photos of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale up for auction
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPhotos thought to be among the last taken of Florence Nightingale are among a number of items...
The forgotten story of the Nightingales – the first British women flown into a war zone
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoWhen given the order to “Run”, Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) Rita Marshall did as she was told....
Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFlorence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became known...