the site of the first european missionary activity was the principal city of philippi.
the site of the first european missionary activity was the principal city of philippi.
the site of the first european missionary activity was the principal city of?
philippi
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rosina widmann, née binder, (13 november 1826 – 14 november 1908) was a german educator and basel missionary-wife who opened a girls’ school at akropong in pre-colonial ghana. she was the first exemplar of a european missionary-wife who worked in ghana for a long period. between 1847 and 1877, widmann lived on the gold coast and was actively involved in both the christian ministry and women's vocational education. her sojourn in akropong was in three phases: january 1847 to april 1850; december 1851 to june 1867 and january 1869 to spring 1877. widmann was also a prolific writer, noted for her detailed diary entries of her thoughts and travels, everyday life as a missionary-wife, her interactions with her school pupils and with the akan peoples of akropong, providing a vivid narrative of nineteenth century european missionary activity in colonial ghana, situated against the akan culture.
rosina widmann