Submitted on Tuesday 21st June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Refurbish Mary Seacole statue to honour diversity in nursing, and her courage
Mary Seacole was a Jamaican and Scottish born woman (1805-1881). Mary Seacole was refused on applying to the War Office to assist in the Crimean war. Whilst, Florence Nightingale was provided financial support as well as nurses to provide care to soldiers. Mary Seacole bravely funded her own travel
Background reads on Mary Seacole's contribution to the nursing profession: (1) Staring-Derks, C, Staring, J, & Anionwu, E 2015, 'Mary Seacole: global nurse extraordinaire', Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 71, 3, pp. 514-525 12p, CINAHL Plus, EBSCOhost, viewed 21 June 2016.
Löw, L, & Oguisso, T 2014, 'Mary Seacole and Mary Soldier: black nurses who made history', Cultura De Los Cuidados, 18, 38, pp. 64-70 7p, CINAHL Plus, EBSCOhost, viewed 21 June 2016
Mary Seacole deserves monumental gratitude.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
It's not clear which statue of Mary Seacole you would like to be refurbished. We would only be able to accept a petition about this if the statue is the responsibility of the UK Government.
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