Mary Seacole - II: Mother Seacole in the Crimea - Extra History
Added 2016-01-15 20:26:08 +0000 UTCMary Seacole sent herself to the Crimean War, believing that if she could be of any help, it would be worth any risk.
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That was a great two parter. I hope more unsung heroes make their way into the Extra Archive! I started watching Extra Credits but found Extra History much more to my liking. The series of Sengoku Jedai gave my a much deeper appreciation of many games, anime, and movies I already enjoyed! Such as: Ninja Scroll, Basilisk, Ruroni Kenshin, Onimusha, and The Sword of Doom (If you want a movie about a completely horrible human with no redeeming qualities Sword of Doom is your movie.) Your series is absolutely inspirational! People who do good bringing people together to create even greater good is something just amazing especially in this greatly cynical era. I enjoy your views on both games and history. I can only afford to donate $5 a month but I wish I could donate more for you guys!
Robbie the Gnome
2016-01-17 08:07:25 +0000 UTCI think we need an "It was cholera" meme soon.
KvaGram
2016-01-16 21:50:03 +0000 UTCYou know, have you guys ever tried to merge Extra Credits with Extra History? I would love to see a Series on Gunpei Yokoi or Ralph Baer!
Rick Green
2016-01-16 21:11:19 +0000 UTCShe was awesome <3 You are awesome <3 tenkja <3
Martin Ockovsky
2016-01-16 19:26:03 +0000 UTCThat's my hope! -Soraya
Extra History
2016-01-16 18:00:33 +0000 UTCShe did get them, at least once! While she was in Las Cruces, she was also affected by cholera. It put her out of comission for a while, during which many of the local people - whom she'd cared for herself - came by to check on her and make sure she was doing all right. She bounced back relatively quickly and went straight back to treating others.
Extra History
2016-01-16 18:00:17 +0000 UTCaww beautiful! Her time may have sucked, but at least we can try to make long overdue amends today!
Adam "Lux-Vertas" Youdontneedtoknowmysurname
2016-01-16 17:18:55 +0000 UTCThis was a great woman who deserves to be in the history books. I still wonder how she was able to take care of all of those soldiers in that time without getting any of the debilitating diseases that existed during the time.
2016-01-16 15:15:01 +0000 UTCWe tried hard to do her justice, and I'm glad you approve!
Extra History
2016-01-16 09:37:46 +0000 UTCThat's a great honor. Thank you for the compliment, and we're glad you enjoy the show!
Extra History
2016-01-16 09:37:24 +0000 UTCI was actually thinking the same thing! No promises yet, but it's on my dream list.
Extra History
2016-01-16 09:37:02 +0000 UTCThat was a truly awesome story. Thanks so much for bringing it to us. Y'all did a fantastic job, and, of course, Miss Seacole was a very inspiring woman. * Kitty Salute! *
Kathyrne
2016-01-16 07:11:38 +0000 UTCI think it would be really cool if you drew up a timeline for all the people and events you have covered in Extra History.
Snapplejack
2016-01-16 04:30:00 +0000 UTCI never followed a YouTube Series before this one, you guys are doing something special here, keep up the amazing job.
2016-01-16 02:42:18 +0000 UTCThey named it after we'd made the endslate card! But it's a perfect, lovely name. That song is in fact our new theme song for Extra History. Big series like Justinian and Admiral Yi will still have their custom tunes, but for the one-offs and mini-series, we'll now be using Odds and Ends!
Extra History
2016-01-16 01:05:51 +0000 UTCGlad you enjoyed it. :)
Extra History
2016-01-16 01:04:41 +0000 UTCI don't know of any recordings, but Mary quotes the song extensively in her autobiography and if you can find an archive somewhere, it was written by Punch magazine in December, 1856. I remember one of my sources saying it was set to some popular tune, so if you can find the words, you can probably match it back to that tune. But that's all I know!
Extra History
2016-01-16 01:04:32 +0000 UTCPodcast you say? I may have to check that out!
Extra History
2016-01-16 00:59:55 +0000 UTCThank you for watching!
Extra History
2016-01-16 00:59:25 +0000 UTCShe was very much ignored until the 1980s, except in the Caribbean and especially Jamaica, where the nurses' association named their headquarters after her. Since then there's been a slowly gathering tide of people who have heard of her and want to recognize her achievements; she's now an (optional) part of the syllabus in UK schools and also, happily, remembered in nursing programs like the one your friend is part of!
Extra History
2016-01-16 00:59:14 +0000 UTCShe's not completely forgotten. I mean obviously people must remember her for Extra History to make videos out of. They aren't time travelers yet. But my housemate is in the nursing program and he said they had to study Mary Seacole. So at least she's survived among the medical community.
Jeffrey
2016-01-15 23:07:28 +0000 UTCyou guys do such amazing work, thank you!
Robert S
2016-01-15 22:45:29 +0000 UTCAnother story of a Mary who faced adversity and worked to improve the standing of women in medicine is Mary Walker in the Memory Palace podcast titled (Mary Walker would wear what she wanted). Good job y'all!
Jeff DigitalAirAire
2016-01-15 22:24:12 +0000 UTCDo you know if there's a recording of the song that was written for her anywhere? Or if the sheet music has survived, etc?
Stephen
2016-01-15 21:16:42 +0000 UTCThank you for this :)
Emil
2016-01-15 20:54:29 +0000 UTCI really like the music for this, it captures the energy that no doubt radiated from Mary Seacole. :) You don't seem to agree on the name of the song though? The videos just call it "Extra History" while the Kiners' Soundcloud calls it "Odds and Ends".
RMS Oceanic
2016-01-15 20:42:05 +0000 UTC
