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Mary Slessor: The Barefoot Missionary (Scots Lives)
Elizabeth Robertson
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Description for Mary Slessor: The Barefoot Missionary (Scots Lives)
Paperback. Updated edition - the story of the Dundee mill girl turned missionary who became one of the most remarkable Scotswomen of any generation and the first woman to be depicted on a Scottish banknote. Num Pages: 128 pages, 18 black/white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154. .
The story of the Dundee mill girl who, inspired by David Livingstone, became a missionary herself in Calabar, a part of Africa known as 'the White Man's Grave'. There she adopted many children who would otherwise have been left to die; when her mediating skills were recognised she became the British Empire's first woman magistrate. Her name lives on in the Mary Slessor Foundation, a charity working in Africa to improve health, skills training and facilitate agricultural projects. Mary Slessor was one of the most remarkable Scotswomen of any generation and the first to be depicted on a Scottish banknote. ... Read more
The story of the Dundee mill girl who, inspired by David Livingstone, became a missionary herself in Calabar, a part of Africa known as 'the White Man's Grave'. There she adopted many children who would otherwise have been left to die; when her mediating skills were recognised she became the British Empire's first woman magistrate. Her name lives on in the Mary Slessor Foundation, a charity working in Africa to improve health, skills training and facilitate agricultural projects. Mary Slessor was one of the most remarkable Scotswomen of any generation and the first to be depicted on a Scottish banknote. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905267866
SKU
V9781905267866
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About Elizabeth Robertson
Elizabeth Robertson was a freelance journalist.
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