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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Literature & Fiction
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"I came to state my case"
Mary Pigot is angry. She's spent the entire morning justifying her work in Calcutta to the Foreign Missionary Board. Men who can't possibly understand her work hammer her with questions. Are her teachers good Presbyterians or Catholic? Did she go to school in a convent? Why hasn't she baptized more of her students? Because, Mary says, "I think the desire for public conversion is detrimental to the mission enterprise." Her comment doesn't go over well. Mary is about to give up, but then she remembers why she came to Edinburgh in the first place. She came to tell the truth.
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
“You’re very bold, Miss Pigot,” Dr. Scott says with some disapproval.
My stomach begins to quiver. I think of the orphans I care for and the women who depend on me for their livelihood. The ladies trying to understand why the devil tempted Jesus. Those women and girls depend on my strength, not my nerves. Dr. Scott is right. I am bold. I came all this way to state my case, and that’s what I’m going to do.
“I sit before you, a lone woman without a defender. I supervise a large female mission. If I’m not strong, I can’t educate my children, protect my staff, and keep my servants employed. It all depends on me, and through me, it all depends on you.” I slowly glance around the table, making sure to stop and look each man in the eye.
The questions continue for at least another hour, but with declining enthusiasm. I stand my ground. At last Dr. Scott knocks the table with his knuckle.
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