can you mention any controversy regarding her?
It has been argued that Mary Seacole has been promoted at the expense of Florence Nightingale.Patrick Vernon opines that a lot of the claims that Seacole's achievements were exaggerated came from an English elite that was determined to suppress and hide the black contribution in Britain.
Mary Seacole
Seacole's recognition has been controversial. It has been argued that she has been promoted at the expense of Florence Nightingale. Sociology professor Lynn McDonald has written that "...support for Seacole has been used to attack Nightingale's reputation as a pioneer in public health and nursing." There was opposition to the siting of a statue of Mary Seacole at St Thomas' Hospital on the grounds that she had no connection with this institution, whereas Florence Nightingale did. Dr Sean Lang has stated that she "does not qualify as a mainstream figure in the history of nursing", while a letter to "The Times" from the Florence Nightingale Society and signed by members including historians and biographers asserted that "Seacole's battlefield excursions ... took place post-battle, after selling wine and sandwiches to spectators. Mrs Seacole was a kind and generous businesswoman, but was not a frequenter of the battlefield "under fire" or a pioneer of nursing."
who was mary seacole? A British-Jamaican nurse, healer and businesswoman who set up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War. where was she born? Kingston, Jamaica what did she do in the caribbean? She cared for her "old indulgent patroness" who gave financial support to her;  She was occasionally called to provide nursing assistance at the British Army hospital at Up-Park Camp; She married Edwin Horatio Hamilton Seacole in Kingston what role did she play during the war? She set up the 'British Hotel' and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield, and nursed many of them back to health.
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Mary Seacole [SEP] Controversies
Seacole's recognition has been controversial. It has been argued that she has been promoted at the expense of Florence Nightingale. Sociology professor Lynn McDonald has written that "...support for Seacole has been used to attack Nightingale's reputation as a pioneer in public health and nursing." There was opposition to the siting of a statue of Mary Seacole at St Thomas' Hospital on the grounds that she had no connection with this institution, whereas Florence Nightingale did. Dr Sean Lang has stated that she "does not qualify as a mainstream figure in the history of nursing", while a letter to "The Times" from the Florence Nightingale Society and signed by members including historians and biographers asserted that "Seacole's battlefield excursions ...