Portrait photograph of an outdoor anniversary service held for local women by the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society in Umuahia, Nigeria. Women sit in rows in a large courtyard. Women are dressed in traditional gowns with head-wraps (or "gele.") Boys and girls can be seen in the outdoor "aisles." The central seated area is covered with a wood and thatch shelter. Groups of Nigerian men stand in the background. The caption to this photograph reads: "Women's anniversary. No church large enough to hold all the women!" This image comes from a photograph collection kept by Emily Godfrey, Matron of the Methodist Hospital at Ama Achara from 1921 to 1944.
Missionary work Religious activities Primitive Methodist Missionary Society Methodist Missionary Society Women Christianity Church services Group portraits
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