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Mary Slessor

The Barefoot Missionary

Elizabeth Robertson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:NMSE - Publishing Ltd

Published:13th Apr '17

Should be back in stock very soon

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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. First published in 2001; this edition has had some material updated and two replacement photographs.

ISBN: 9781905267866

Dimensions: 210mm x 150mm x 10mm

Weight: 183g

128 pages

2nd Adapted edition