Online via ZoomJoin the Florence Nightingale Museum for a special online talk to accompany our new In Focus: Kofoworola Abeni Pratt exhibition.
Kofoworola Abeni Pratt was one of a few Black nurses who became part of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) when it was launched in 1948. Following her return to Nigeria, she later became the first Nigerian to lead that country’s post-independence nursing.
Often referred to as the ‘African Florence Nightingale’- how well does this term capture her life, achievements and enduring legacy?
Kandace Chimbiri, author of The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses will reveal the importance of Pratt’s life to the long yet less-well-known history of trailblazing Black nurses.
The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses traces the fascinating history of sick-nursing from ancient and medieval Africa, through colonization and enslavement, through wars, times of great change and onwards to the creation of Britain’s NHS and beyond. Readers meet many incredible nurses from around the world: talented, skilful, innovative, hardworking, resilient.
This FREE online talk is available worldwide, please book your spot online through the link below. Dial-in links will be sent out by email the day before the event.
Date: Monday 14th April
Time: 6pm BST
Audience: Adults
Location: Online via Zoom
Date/Time: Monday 14th April
Zoom starts 6:00pm
Talk will last around 25 minutes followed by a 15 minute Q+A session
Ticket price: Admission to event is free but please book your space online.
Venue: Online via Zoom
More Information about the Author Kandace Chimbiri
Kandace Chimbiri is the author of the Our Story: New Black Histories series. Other titles include The Story of the Windrush, The Story of Afro Hair: 5,000 Years of History, Fashion, and Styles, and The Story of Britain’s Black Airmen. She has lived in both London and Barbados and is passionate about teaching children and adults alike about Black history.
**Please note we have a limited number of signed copies available so if you purchase soon you may be able to have a very special copy of the book!***
I’m so thrilled to share the brilliant news that The Story of Afro Hair has been longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2023 in the 3 – 14+age category.
The books selected for the award are titles that teachers can share with pupils as part of regular classroom experience. The prestigious UKLA Book Awards are the only national awards judged entirely by teachers.
I’m so delighted that my book celebrating the biology and history of Afro hair from ancient to modern times has been chosen as Indie Book of the Month. This means the book will be will be displayed at every independent bookshop throughout UK and Eire.
I’ve been self-publishing children’s Black history books since 2009. Now feels the right time to work with a mainstream publisher to make these much-needed stories more readily available. I’m looking forward to working with Scholastic UK.
© 2023 Kandace Chimbiri. All Rights Reserved. Photography by Warren Linton.