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Frances Parthenope Verney
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Frances Parthenope Verney, Lady Verney, was an English writer and journalist.
Frances Parthenope Verney
A portrait created of Mrs. Frances Nightingale and her daughter Frances Parthenope and Florence Nightingale.
A portrait created of Mrs. Frances Nightingale and her daughter Frances Parthenope and Florence Nightingale.
Depiction of Florence Nightingale by Frances Parthenope Verney.
Depiction of Florence Nightingale by Frances Parthenope Verney.
The Lea Hurst property of the Nightingale family.
The Lea Hurst property of the Nightingale family.
Mary Seacole
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Mary Jane Seacole was a Jamaican nurse and businesswoman. She was famous for her nursing work during the Crimean War and for publishing the first autobiography written by a woman of African descent in
Seacole, c. 1850
Seacole, c. 1850
Seacole was bankrupt on her return to London. Queen Victoria's nephew Count Gleichen (above) had become a friend of Seacole's in Crimea. He supported
Seacole was bankrupt on her return to London. Queen Victoria's nephew Count Gleichen (above) had become a friend of Seacole's in Crimea. He supported fund-raising efforts on her behalf.
Seacole, depicted as an admirer of Punch, along with her British Crimean War patients in "Our Own Vivandière", Punch, 30 May 1857
Seacole, depicted as an admirer of Punch, along with her British Crimean War patients in "Our Own Vivandière", Punch, 30 May 1857
One of two known photographs of Seacole, taken for a carte de visite by Maull & Company in London (c. 1873)
One of two known photographs of Seacole, taken for a carte de visite by Maull & Company in London (c. 1873)