Mary slessor biography pdf
Short note on mary slessor
Who is mary slessor and what did she do!
Mary Slessor lived from 2 December 1848 to 13 January 1915. She made her name as a Scottish missionary to Nigeria, where her strong personality won her trust locally and afforded her considerable success in promoting both Christianity and women's rights.
Her life is celebrated on a Scottish £10 note issued by Clydesdale Bank.
Mary Slessor was born in Aberdeen, moving to Dundee at the age of 11 in 1859.
Mary slessor biography bookHer father was a shoemaker who lost his job due to an addiction to alcohol and eventually found work in Dundee's jute mills. Mary's mother was a strongly religious woman who ensured that Mary attended church and that she kept up her education by attending school on a half time basis, after family circumstances meant Mary also had to start work in the jute mills.
By the time she was 14, Mary was a skilled jute worker, now working from 6am to 6pm each day having finished her formal education.
While still young,
