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A Woman of Firsts
The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world
Author: Edna Adan Ismail, Wendy Holden
Narrator: Edna Adan Ismail
Unabridged: 13 hr 27 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Harper UK
Published: 08/08/2019
Category: Political Science - Women In Politics
Synopsis
Array Array Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution. ‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ Huffington Post 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.