Summary: <br> What would it look like to live a life without fear? Mary Seacole’s story may hold the answer! She spent her life rushing from one catastrophe to the next, doing anything she could to ease human suffering – without a single thought for her own safety. From disease-infested Panamanian goldmines to the horrific battlefield hospitals of Crimea – Mary spent her life being “relentlessly useful” …but how on earth did she do it? <br> <br> Olivia interviews historian <a href="https://helenrappaport.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Helen Rappaport</a>, author of the fascinating new book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18346/9781639362745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In Search of Mary Seacole</a>.<br> <br> Thank you to Penguin Audio for allowing us to use selections from their delightful audiobook production of Mary’s memoir, <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Wonderful-Adventures-of-Mrs-Seacole-in-Many-Lands-Audiobook/0241455227" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands,</a> which was performed by <a class="bc-link bc-color-link" tabindex="0" href="https://www.conwayvangeldergrant.com/actors/yasmin-mwanza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yasmin Mwanza</a>. You can also find the <a href="https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/seacole/adventures/adventures.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">full text of Mary’s memoir online here</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://helenrappaport.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Helen Rappaport</a><a href="https://helenrappaport.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a> is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18346/9781639362745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In Search of Mary Seacole</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18346/9781250067456" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Romanov Sisters</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18346/9780312603472" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Last Days of the Romanovs</a>, and many other critically acclaimed titles. She has been a full-time writer for more than twenty-three years, and in 2003 discovered and purchased an <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/learning/digital/history/mary-seacole.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1869 portrait of Mary Seacole</a> that now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, sparking a long investigation into Seacole’s life and career.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://whatshernamepodcast.com/music/">Music</a> featured in this episode included:<br> <br> Your <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/whatshername" target="_blank" rel="noopener">purchases</a> help support the podcast!<br> <br>
