A Woman of Firsts: The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world [electronic resource]
Ismail, Edna Adan2019
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‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ Huffington PostWinner of the 2023 Templeton Prize Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution. Edna Adan Ismail endured it all – for the women of Africa. Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somaliland’s people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the bidding of her mother, Edna’s determination was set.The first midwife to practise in Somaliland, Edna became a formidable teacher and campaigner for women’s health. As her country was swept up in its bloody fight for independence, Edna rose to become its First Lady and first female cabinet minister.She built her own hospital, brick by brick, training future generations in what has been hailed as one of the Horn of Africa’s finest university hospitalsThis is Edna’s truly remarkable story.
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Author:
Ismail, Edna Adan, authorCloud
Imprint:
[S.l.] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
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1 online resource336 p.
Notes:
Electronic book.Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] HarperCollins Publishers 2019 Available via World Wide Web.
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Format: Adobe EPUBRequires: cloudLibrary (file size: 557.0 KB)
ISBN:
9780008305369
Language:
English
Subject:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|Medical|BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|Women|HISTORY|Africa|SOCIAL SCIENCE|Feminism & Feminist Theory|BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|Personal Memoirs|BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|Social Activists|HEALTH & FITNESS|Pregnancy & Childbirth|POLITICAL SCIENCE|Women in Politics|Electronic books
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3323467
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