This session focuses on working out WHY Mary Seacole is commemorated today 200 years after she was born, and looks at the different ways in which she is remembered.
The debate about whether she, or Florence Nightingale, better deserves a statue outside St.Thomas’ hospital is returned to in KQ6
Learning objectives
- Children are able to draw conclusions from simple visual clues, such as a portrait, paintings and a plaque.
- They understand that she was Jamaican and lived about 200 years ago.
- They grasp from the outset that she was not a trained nurse but helped British soldiers during important battles, especially in the Crimean War.
- They learn that she is now thought to the greatest black Briton and is celebrated in many ways including a recent statue opposite Houses of Parliament in London.
- She appreciate that her achievement went a long time before being properly recognised.
Step 1
Start with a quick tour of the ways in which people have remembered Mary today. Slide 2 shows her 2016 statue, slide 3 looks at her candidature for appearing on a recent £50 note, slide 4 shows her included in the Pantheon of modern iconic Britons, whereas slide 5 shows press coverage
