Resources

Alexander, Z. (2022). “Mary Seacole: my inalienable right to self-identify”, Black History Month Magazine. 

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/real-stories/mary-seacole-my-inalienable-right-to- self- identify-2/

SHAW Conference (2022) “Mary Seacole: skin-tone controversies in the twenty-first century, Ziggi Alexander CBE, Dominican-born community historian”. 

https://shawsociety.net/conference/

Alexander, Z. (1990). “Let it lie upon the table: The status of Black women’s biography in the UK”. Gender & History, 2 (1), pp.22–33.

Alexander, Z. and Dewjee, A. (eds.) (1984). Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands. 2nd ed. Bristol: Falling Wall Press.

Alexander, Z. and Dewjee, A. (1982). Mary Seacole: Jamaican National Heroine and “Doctress” in the Crimean War. London: Brent Library Service.

Alexander, Z. and Dewjee, A. (1982). “Black Contribution Ignored: Mary Seacole Heroine of the Crimean War”, Dragon's Teeth, No 15 (Autumn/Winter), pp. 8-9.

Alexander, Z. and Dewjee, A. (1981). “Mary Seacole”, History Today, (September), Vol.31, p.45. 

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/mary-seacole

BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour (2004). Claudia Hammond interviews Mary Seacole biographers Ziggi Alexander and Audrey Dewjee. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2004_06_tue_04.shtml 

BBC World Service (1994) Mary Seacole 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p033k7pz

BBC R4 Footnotes (1994) Mary Seacole – interview with Ziggi Alexander, military and Florence Nightingale experts, plus dramatisation  (16 March). 

ITV First Tuesday (1984). Ziggi Alexander, Brent Community Librarian interview about Mary Seacole.

Davie, M. (1984). “The Memoirs of a black Florence Nightingale”. The Observer (March 11), p. 52. 

BBC Radio 2 Round Midnight (1984). Brian Mathew interviews Ziggi Alexander about Mary Seacole and Black British History (March).

LBC Rice ‘n' Peas (1984). Syd Burke interviews editors Ziggi Alexander & Audrey Dewjee regarding the publication of the first modern edition of Mary Seacole’s autobiography. RiB exhibition booked until 1985 (February).

BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour (1984). Sue MacGregor interviews Ziggi Alexander about Mary Seacole’s life and recently republished autobiography (January).

BBC Radio London Black Londoners (1984). Ziggi Alexander and Audrey Dewjee interviewed about Mary Seacole.

Thames TV Thames at Six (1984). Interview with Ziggi Alexander about Mary Seacole. 

BBC2 Ebony (1983). Ziggi Alexander interviewed about Mary Seacole Graveside Celebration.

BBC Radio London Black Londoners (1982). Interview with Ziggi Alexander describing the programme for the second Mary Seacole graveside ceremony and Nadia Cattouse’s (actress) performance to follow at Kensal Rise library. Discussion on need for campaign to get Mary Seacole recognised so that a monument can be erected in her honour in London. (May).

BBC Radio London Black Londoners (1981). Alex Pascal interviews Ziggi Alexander about the Mary Seacole Centenary celebrations at Kensal Green cemetery and Kensal Rise library.

BBC Schools Radio (n.d.). Dramatisation of Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands, and discussion with Ziggi Alexander.