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Mary Seacole - II: Mother Seacole in the Crimea - Extra History (Patreon)

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2016-01-15 20:26:08
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Mary Seacole sent herself to the Crimean War, believing that if she could be of any help, it would be worth any risk.

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Mary Seacole - II: Mother Seacole in the Crimea - Extra History

Support us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Grab your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Saturday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC --- (Episode details below) Watch the Broad Street Pump series on cholera! http://bit.ly/1NRSAsL Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ____________ Unable to find any official sponsors, Mary Seacole decided to send herself to the Crimea. She recruited her husband's cousin, a fellow business person, and the two of them set off for the war zone. Unlike London, where she'd met a chilly reception, Mary's help was welcomed by the overworked doctors and suffering soldiers. She built a new version of her British Hotel and invited officers to dine or shop there, using their money to buy medical supplies and creature comforts for the poorer soldiers. She had set herself up next to the army camp, and during battles she helped provide emergency care. But when at last the city of Sevastopol fell, Mary's medical services were no longer in much demand. She enjoyed a few months of prosperity as the soldiers celebrated their newfound time off, but in March of 1856, a treaty was signed and troops began returning home. Many of them left unpaid debts, and Mary could no longer sell her supplies, so she and her business partner were forced to return home to London and declare bankruptcy. When that news got out, the soldiers she'd cared for rallied to her aid, donating money to help pay her debts. Although Mary tried to continue serving soldiers in warzones, the government never recognized her and in the end, only her homeland of Jamaica remembered her contributions after her death. In the 2000s, her story came back to light in the United Kingdom and she was recognized in 2004 as the Greatest Black Briton. ____________ ♫ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 *Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1AaJG4H ♫ Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1MYduAW *Music by Sean and Dean Kiner: http://bit.ly/1LBy9zh

Comments

RMS Oceanic

I really like the music for this, it captures the energy that no doubt radiated from Mary Seacole. :) You don't seem to agree on the name of the song though? The videos just call it "Extra History" while the Kiners' Soundcloud calls it "Odds and Ends".

Emil

Thank you for this :)

Stephen

Do you know if there's a recording of the song that was written for her anywhere? Or if the sheet music has survived, etc?

Jeff DigitalAirAire

Another story of a Mary who faced adversity and worked to improve the standing of women in medicine is Mary Walker in the Memory Palace podcast titled (Mary Walker would wear what she wanted). Good job y'all!

Robert S

you guys do such amazing work, thank you!

Jeffrey

She's not completely forgotten. I mean obviously people must remember her for Extra History to make videos out of. They aren't time travelers yet. But my housemate is in the nursing program and he said they had to study Mary Seacole. So at least she's survived among the medical community.

ExtraCredits
>>1217565

She was very much ignored until the 1980s, except in the Caribbean and especially Jamaica, where the nurses' association named their headquarters after her. Since then there's been a slowly gathering tide of people who have heard of her and want to recognize her achievements; she's now an (optional) part of the syllabus in UK schools and also, happily, remembered in nursing programs like the one your friend is part of!

ExtraCredits
>>1217192

I don't know of any recordings, but Mary quotes the song extensively in her autobiography and if you can find an archive somewhere, it was written by Punch magazine in December, 1856. I remember one of my sources saying it was set to some popular tune, so if you can find the words, you can probably match it back to that tune. But that's all I know!

ExtraCredits
>>1217067

They named it after we'd made the endslate card! But it's a perfect, lovely name. That song is in fact our new theme song for Extra History. Big series like Justinian and Admiral Yi will still have their custom tunes, but for the one-offs and mini-series, we'll now be using Odds and Ends!

Anonymous

I never followed a YouTube Series before this one, you guys are doing something special here, keep up the amazing job.

Snapplejack

I think it would be really cool if you drew up a timeline for all the people and events you have covered in Extra History.

Kathyrne

That was a truly awesome story. Thanks so much for bringing it to us. Y'all did a fantastic job, and, of course, Miss Seacole was a very inspiring woman. * Kitty Salute! *

Anonymous

This was a great woman who deserves to be in the history books. I still wonder how she was able to take care of all of those soldiers in that time without getting any of the debilitating diseases that existed during the time.

ExtraCredits
>>1219791

She did get them, at least once! While she was in Las Cruces, she was also affected by cholera. It put her out of comission for a while, during which many of the local people - whom she'd cared for herself - came by to check on her and make sure she was doing all right. She bounced back relatively quickly and went straight back to treating others.

Martin Ockovsky

She was awesome <3 You are awesome <3 tenkja <3

Rick Green

You know, have you guys ever tried to merge Extra Credits with Extra History? I would love to see a Series on Gunpei Yokoi or Ralph Baer!

KvaGram

I think we need an "It was cholera" meme soon.

Robbie the Gnome

That was a great two parter. I hope more unsung heroes make their way into the Extra Archive! I started watching Extra Credits but found Extra History much more to my liking. The series of Sengoku Jedai gave my a much deeper appreciation of many games, anime, and movies I already enjoyed! Such as: Ninja Scroll, Basilisk, Ruroni Kenshin, Onimusha, and The Sword of Doom (If you want a movie about a completely horrible human with no redeeming qualities Sword of Doom is your movie.) Your series is absolutely inspirational! People who do good bringing people together to create even greater good is something just amazing especially in this greatly cynical era. I enjoy your views on both games and history. I can only afford to donate $5 a month but I wish I could donate more for you guys!