Mary Seacole - Mother Seacole in the Crimea - Extra History - Part 2

“Mother, get down!” “You’re alright now, Mother, it didn’t hit” Didn’t think I’d feel my heart melting in a war story but here we are

Wow. My eyes got legit watery at the end there. Dem feelz.

Mary Seacole had a very Patch Adams approach, very holistic. To her, you don’t just treat the disease or ailment, you treat the person as a whole. You listen to their dreams, their stories, make them smile, all that. It’s a tragedy that we never learn about her. This strong, incredible woman who knew where to draw the line and where to run right through it. She treated anyone and everyone, she ran multiple businesses, she stayed focused and determined through dark days, and she still remained kind. She is a hero and darn it I wish there was a movie about her.

Between this and John Snow, I love this series! I hate how so many people reduce human history to wars and battles, when there is so many more interesting things that happened. Keep up the fantastic work, folks!

God bless Mary Seacole, what a hero. Thank you for sharing her story.

5:50 Please start actually bandaging my arm and not the air, Mother.

god damn this girl needs a monument. preferably one of her kneeling down holding the hand of a dying solider on his back with a face that looks like she's giving him sass for going and getting himself shot.

Mary Seacole will ride eternal, shiny and chrome.

At least she wasn't being constantly being thrown under the bus like a certain korean admiral...

Damn. I woudn't have known about her if you guys wouldn't have told. History reminds us of bloody wars and makes us remember the names of the crazed leaders that sparked them, rather than people who give a glimmer of hope to us in the darkest of our times.

Anyone else find it darkly humorous that Cholera has actually become a recurring character on the show? Like, you can visually recognize the Cholera character and you just want to shake your fist at it. Damn you, Cholera! You'll get yours! Oh yes. One day, when you least expect it, the people you tormented will get around to building a vast network of pipes and drains to dispose of waste water and stop disposing of excrement in the street. On that day, you'll get yours!!

RIP in peace mother.

Well, I cried.

Mary Seacole sent herself to the Crimean War, believing that if she could be of any help, it would be worth any risk.

I wish we could go back to her in her dying moments, and tell her, "You are remembered". To console her and care for her just as she did so many others. Its what she deserves.

It helps to realize that Mary was no a young woman during the Crimean War. She was at least in her 50s by that time or close to them. Yet she spent so much time and energy running back and forth in the war zone treating soldiers and running her business. A true paragon of this and her age. She and Yolande of Aragon are my two favorite historical figures. PS Yolande of Aragon is another person deserving of an Extra History lesson ;)

This made my heart skip a few beats and feel, alive today. Maybe I can make it, if Mary could :)

This episode actually managed to make me cry a little. Wow. I think this episode shows how Extra Credits' people-focused approach to history really works.

Weirdest thing about this to me? I played through three whole campaigns of a tabletop RPG as Mary Seacole in everything but name. Black, wartime nurse, built, owned and ran care centers in three different cities at one time or another, never gave up her cheerfully maternal disposition, etc. Really wish I'd known who she was before I made the character.

This is amazingly uplifting and especially empowering for a young woman coming into her own. Thank you for bringing this amazing role model into the light. I’m going to share this with a ton of people I know who could use the inspiration and motivation this stirred in me! ^-^