In this compelling historical narrative of Ann Hasseltine Judson, the beloved first wife of America's first Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson, readers may trace her life from childhood through her untimely death. Learn about her scholarship as a Bible translator and her work as a pioneering missionary and as a ministry partner of her more famous spouse. Walk the spiritual road paved through this creative chronicle, and discover how the Holy Spirit worked through the faith-filled and courageous life of this nineteenth-century woman of God.

This biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Ann Hasseltine Judson, an American missionary who traveled to Burma with her husband in 1813. Knowles pays tribute to Judson's courage, intellect, and unwavering faith in the face of suffering and persecution. Her story sheds light on the early American missionary movement and the challenges of cross-cultural ministry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Part of the History Makers Series Adoniram Judson was America's first foreign missionary An inspirational story to thousands

An engaging and in-depth tale of a couple who influenced the birth of American missions, "Bless God and Take Courage" (one of Ann Judson's favorite sayings) provides an intriguing trail of never-before-published discoveries about the missionaries.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

No woman in the history of Woman's Missionary Union has been more revered than the inimitable Fannie Exile Scudder Heck. By the very force of her personality, she helped to shape WMU into the largest missions organization for women in the world.