Mary Mitchell Slessor
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Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria. Once in Nigeria, Slessor learned Efik, one of many local languages, then began teaching.
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Monument to Mary Slessor, Steeple Church, Dundee
Mary Slessor
Mary Slessor is pictured with adopted children Jean, Alice, Maggie and May, in an image taken in Scotland.
Pots in which twin babies were exposed to die (circa 1880)
Memorial plaque on Mary Slessor's grave at Calabar, eastern Nigeria, in 1981
Historical Figures born in the 1840s 6
About this person
Mary Mitchell Slessor 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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