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Mary Seacole

It’s Black History month and we’re taking this opportunity to shine an amazing spotlight on Black women in STEM. Katie talks about nurse and entrepreneur, Mary Seacole. Voted the Best Black Britton, Mary Seacole is a Jamaican-Scottish gal who gave Florence Nightingale a run for her money. Learn a taste about the amazing gal from […]

Tags autobiography, Black History, Cholera, Crimean War, Florence Nightingale, gals guide, herbal doctor, hotel owner, Jamaican, Katie Harris, London, Mary Seacole, nurse, podcast, Scottish, South America, STEM, womens history

Blog Gardening Leah "Riwo" Leach

A Rose By Any Other Name

On Your Gal Friday episode, Phoebe and I talked about amazing Julia Child. Among her many accolades was having a rose named after her. I mentioned (without out really thinking about it too much) that I would love to have one. Well, a few months later, for my birthday, my husband gifted me not only […]