Seacole - after Crimea Flashcards
1
Q
What did she do after the Crimea?
A
had some monetary debts she needed to pay so opened a store in Aldershot
2
Q
Was her shop in Aldershot successful?
A
the business in Aldershot failed but support came from her friends
incl.
a letter to ‘The Times’
& a poem published in ‘Punch’ magazine appealing to the public to not let her efforts be forgotten
3
Q
What praise did she receive in 1857?
A
Russell in 1857 praised her ‘skilful hand’ in tending to the wounded
4
Q
What did she publish in 1857?
A
in 1857 she published memoirs
‘Wonderful adventures of Mrs Seacole in many lands’
