Slessor, Mary, 1848-1915
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Name (Latin)
Slessor, Mary, 1848-1915
Other forms of name
Slessor, María, 1848-1915
Slessor, Mary Mitchell, 1848-1915
Slessor, Ma, 1848-1915
White Queen of Okoyong, 1848-1915
Date of birth
1848-12-02
Date of death
1915-01-13
Place of birth
Aberdeen (Scotland)
Place of death
Use Ikot Oku (Nigeria)
Associated country
Great Britain
Scotland
Nigeria
Other associated place
Calabar Province (Nigeria)
Field of activity
Missions
Women's rights
Associate group
United Presbyterian Church (Scotland). Foreign Mission Board
Occupation
Missionaries
Gender
female
Fuller form of name
Mary Mitchell
Biographical or Historical Data
Scottish missionary to the Calabar Province of Nigeria
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Buchan, J. The expendable Mary Slessor, 1981, c1980:t.p. (Mary Slessor)
- Dick, L.H. Corre, Ma, corre! c1986:t.p. (María Slessor) p. 17 (María Mitchell Slessor)
- Livingstone, W. P. The White Queen of Okoyong, Mary Slessor:title page (Mary Slessor; White Queen of Okoyong)
- Mary Mitchell Slessor; born 2 December, 1848, Aberdeen Scotland; died 13 January, 1915, Use Ikot Oku, Nigeria; Scottish missionary with the Foreign Mission Board of the United Presbyterian Church; spread Christianity and promoted women's rights in the Calabar region of modern day Nigeria; acquired the nickname White Queen of Okoyong ( (Wikipedia WWW site, viewed 25 October, 2013) )
Wikipedia description:
Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915) was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria. Once in Nigeria, Slessor learned Efik, one of many local languages, then began teaching. Because of her understanding of the native language and her bold personality Slessor gained the trust and acceptance of the locals and was able to spread Christianity while promoting women's rights and protecting native children. She is most famous for her role in helping to stop the common practice of infanticide of twins in Okoyong, an area of Cross River State, Nigeria.
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