Black and white photograph of nurse Emily Godfrey, who worked for the Methodist Missionary Society (formerly the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society) as the Matron of their hospital in Ama Achara, Nigeria, from 1921 to 1944. She stands in the hospital courtyard and holds a small baby in her arms. This photograph was pasted into one of a series of exercise book albums created by Emily Godfrey.
Children Missionary work Godfrey, Emily (1884-1978) Primitive Methodist Missionary Society Methodist Missionary Society Women missionaries Orphans Church work with orphans Portraits
Time Period
1932/1942
Place
Abia Africa Nigeria Umuahia medical facilities: Methodist Hospital, Ama Achara
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