Mary Seacole - A Bold Front to Fortune - Extra History - Part 1

And then we have Hannibal, Ieyasu, Snow and Seacole team up and form a supergroup to fight the evil forces of Walpole and Cholera

“She told those hotel patrons exactly what to do with their bleach.” DRINK IT

"She told those hotel patrons exactly what they could do with their bleach" Just... Genius!!

While looking through some old stuff my grandfather left me I found my great(x3) grandmothers dairy and she says that "the matron of the hotel in Kingstown, my Mary was the only one I could truly depend on for my travels." It would be so cool if its this Mary she ment

Mary: It’s ok, you’re gonna live. I’ll take care of you. Mary, later: NOW CLEAN

Okay! I just learned that the jamaica campus of the university of the west indies has a hall named for mary seacole. Neat. For everywhere she went, Jamaica still considers her one of their own

She’s such a role model! She’s deserves to be recognized more often.

I am genuinely stoked for this series. Mary Seacol is one of my personal heroines, both for her work as a nurse and caretaker of those who needed her, but also for her sheer ballsy gumption. Its also an interesting footnote, that her husband, was a nephew of legendary British naval hero, Lord-Admiral Horatio Nelson, a fact that she was exceedingly proud of. Her story is awesome, I especially love the part about her reaction to the hotel patron and in the next part, how she basically built her New British Hotel herself from what ever scrap she could salvage and a story of her riding up to the front lines in the Crimea and coming under artillery bombardment, so a group of soldiers shouted to her "Get Down Mother!" to which she replied she would rather be blown to pieces, than give some Russian gunner the satisfaction of seeing her toss herself on the muddy ground.

This is so adorable. I love it. Not to mention that it's definitely up to your normal standards, showing us some truly fascinating history that most of us don't know about.

Historical Cholera fighters unite!

Her earring being m and s for Mary Seacole is so endearing, great design choice!

This woman sounds amazing. Smart and enterprising are two qualities that don't often end up in good people.

5:29 Mary: It’s good you’re feeling better now CLEAN UP YOUR SH*T!

There is something about Mary Seacole. It is more than what she did, which in itself was awesome. It is more about who she was on the inside - a giant of a character. She has long been one of my favourite heroes because she defied the culture of her times to be and do what she wanted. I read a book about her some time ago, but your retelling of her story, Extra Credit, is extra special. A million thanks for this.

Jamaican-born Mary Seacole faced down challenge after challenge on her path to becoming a famed Crimean War nurse.

I can't explain why, but the opening bit, and specifically the imagery of the dying soldier, quietly calling for his mother, instantly inserted some dust into my eyes (if you know what I mean). I know it's just animation, but these extra credits episodes do such wonderful storytelling.

I can't imagine the power a couple of John snow and Mary seacole could wield.

My mom is also a nurse and the above characterisation of Mary Seacole sounded like her so much it amazes me - shrewd businesswoman but generous, looks down on people sometimes but never hesitates to get her hands dirty while serving the sick. Truly a study in contrast.

ughhh always with these cliffhangers haha. I guess I'll have to patiently wait until next week for the next episode

Crimea? That sounds like something Putin would want.