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) )