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Mary Slessor at Ikotobong Court, Calabar, circa 1910s.
Mary Slessor at Ikotobong Court, Calabar, circa 1910s. Mary Slessor is pictured standing outside the Ikotobong court house, with a thatched roof visible to the right and various items, including a skull, at her feet.
🔸Mary Slessor is honoured in Nigerian history for being the woman who stopped the killing of twins in the Calabar area of Nigeria where the children were believed to be evil.
🔹In 1889, the British Government established a Protectorate in Calabar, recognizing Mary Slessor’s unique influence, and appointed her magistrate and superintendent of the district court, leveraging her existing role as a dispute settlement mediator for the local population.
Photographer: Unknown.
Subject: Slessor, Mary Mitchell, 1848-1915. Coverage date: before 1915.
Source: getarchives.
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