Robinson tries to reconstruct Mary (nee Grant) Seacole's (1805-1881) life and place in history. A Stir for Seacole (to be sung to the nursery rhyme tune Old King Cole)DAME SEACOLE was a kindly old soul, And a kindly old soul was she;You might call for your pot, you might call for your pipe, In her t...
4 Extra Premiere. The quest for women's higher education has finally succeeded, but what next for the Bluestockings? Read by Miriam Margolyes.Probably worth a 3* for for students.
Well, I read most of it. While it was a fascinating look at how women travellers experienced the world and were treated in the past, I wasn't interested in every destination. Mostly, I liked reading what it was like to travel in the 18th and 19th centuries, when every destination was so very differe...
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