Title: Mary Slessor--everybody's mother : the era and impact of a Victorian missionary /
Authors: Hardage, Jeanette.
Publisher: Wipf & Stock,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Slessor, Mary,; Church of Scotland Missions Nigeria Calabar.; Women missionaries Scotland Biography.; Presbyterian Church Missions Nigeria Calabar.
Abstract: Mary Slessor-Everybody's Mother examines the era and influence of this extraordinary woman, who spent thirty-eight years serving as a Presbyterian missionary in Calabar. The work answers questions about the public Mary Slessor. It also looks at her private life. The author makes use of materials including Slessor's own writings and those of others of her era, reminiscences of her adopted Nigerian son, and assessments from contemporary sources. Slessor's audacity in remote areas of Nigeria contrasted with her timidity in public meetings in Scotland. She shunned the limelight and wondered why anyone would want to know about her. Her fame continues, especially in Nigeria and Scotland. She was certain God called her to serve in Calabar, the home she claimed as her own, where she became eka kpukpru owo-everybody's mother. --From publisher's description.
Contents: pt. 1. Preparing and going, 1848-1879. Early influences -- Duke Town -- pt. 2. Branching out, 1879-1890. Old Town : too busy -- A long pause : Creek Town -- Marsh fever and other afflictions -- Opening a territoy -- pt. 3. New possibilities, 1890-1900. Escapades and romance -- Hopes and disappointments -- British imperial agents -- Visitors and empire -- pt. 4. Queen Mary, 1900-1909. Bairns -- Long juju -- A new man and new work -- Court and furlough -- Disagreements in and out of court -- pt. 5. A life spent, 1909-1915. Faith matters -- Ipke and Nkana -- Rest and honor -- pt. 6. A legacy, 1915 and later. Endings -- Remembrance -- Epilogue: African mission to Liverpool.