Ann Judson — Biographies and Information

Ann Judson Ann Hasseltine Judson (1789-1826) was the first American woman missionary to go overseas. She sailed with her husband, Adoniram, for Calcutta, India, in 1812. Ordered to leave India, they began their missionary work in Rangoon, Burma in 1813. Ann learned the Burmese and Siamese languages, did translation work, taught Burmese girls, managed her household and cared for her husband during his 18 month imprisonment in 1824-25.
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Recommended Books:
Ann JudsonAnn Judson: A Missionary Life for Burma by Sharon James. New ed. Welwyn Garden City, UK: EP Books, 2015, ©1998.

Ann H. Judson of Burma by E. R. Pitman. Published by Christian Literature Crusade, 1988.
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