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What was the name of the company set up by Mary Seacole?
What was the name of the company set up by Mary Seacole?
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The correct option is A Seacole and Day
A distant relative of hers, called Day, was going to Balaclava on business, and they agreed to launch a firm called Seacole and Day, which would be a general store and hotel near the British camp in the Crimea. So, at the age of 50, with her large stock of medicines, Mary went to the battle zone as a sutler – a person who follows the army and sells provisions to the troops. The moment she arrived in Balaclava there were sick and wounded to attend to. She opened her British Hotel in the summer of 1855, near the besieged city of Sevastopol. Hence, Option A is correct. Seacole Enterprises is a Mary; and based company. Seacole Stay House in Luton, England. Seacole Hotels are located near Mary Seacole's bust. All these are constructed after her death, hence, incorrect.
A distant relative of hers, called Day, was going to Balaclava on business, and they agreed to launch a firm called Seacole and Day, which would be a general store and hotel near the British camp in the Crimea. So, at the age of 50, with her large stock of medicines, Mary went to the battle zone as a sutler – a person who follows the army and sells provisions to the troops. The moment she arrived in Balaclava there were sick and wounded to attend to. She opened her British Hotel in the summer of 1855, near the besieged city of Sevastopol. Hence, Option A is correct. Seacole Enterprises is a Mary; and based company. Seacole Stay House in Luton, England. Seacole Hotels are located near Mary Seacole's bust. All these are constructed after her death, hence, incorrect.
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