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020			_a9780008305345 _q(hbk.)
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040			_aIQ_MoCLU _beng _cIQ_MoCLU _erda
082	7	4	_223 _a618.20092 _bI83
100	1		_aIsmail, Edna Adan _e[author]
245	1	2	_aA woman of firsts : _bthe midwife who built a hospital and changed the world / _cEdna Adan Ismail, with Wendy Holden ; with assistance from Lee Cassanelli.
264		1	_a London : _bHQ, HarperCollins Publishers, _c©2019.
300			_a 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; _c24 cm
336			_2rdacontent _aنص _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aدون وسيط _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _aمجلد _bnc
520			_aEdna 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 hospitalsThis is Edna’s truly remarkable story. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title
650			_aPoliticians British Somaliland ; _vBiography.
910			_aدينا
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