Mary Ann Cooke

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Mary Ann Cooke (1784-1868) was a British missionary and educator, active in Calcutta in India.^[1] In 1821, she became the first single female missionary to be sent from England to India, and founded a network of missionary girls' schools in Calcutta, which were famous as the first schools for girls in India, laying the foundation for modern female education in India.

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^ Laird, M. Wilson [née Cooke], Mary Anne (1783/4–1868), missionary. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 10 Jul. 2021, from https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-48959.

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