A woman of firsts : the midwife who built a hospital and changed the world / Midwives Women politicians Politicians
Ismail, Edna Adan,
A woman of firsts : the midwife who built a hospital and changed the world / Edna Adan Ismail with Wendy Holden ; with assistance from Lee Cassanelli. - London : HQ, 2019. - 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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 hospitals. This is Edna's truly remarkable story.
9780008305345 (hardback)
be2019033668
Ismail, Edna Adan.
Midwives--British Somaliland--Biography.
Women politicians--British Somaliland--Biography.
Politicians--British Somaliland--Biography.
Midwives--Horn of Africa--Biography.
Women politicians--Horn of Africa--Biography.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies
Autobiographies.
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A woman of firsts : the midwife who built a hospital and changed the world / Edna Adan Ismail with Wendy Holden ; with assistance from Lee Cassanelli. - London : HQ, 2019. - 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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 hospitals. This is Edna's truly remarkable story.
9780008305345 (hardback)
be2019033668
Ismail, Edna Adan.
Midwives--British Somaliland--Biography.
Women politicians--British Somaliland--Biography.
Politicians--British Somaliland--Biography.
Midwives--Horn of Africa--Biography.
Women politicians--Horn of Africa--Biography.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies
Autobiographies.
618.2