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Maud Sisley Boyd
was the first woman missionary

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sent by the Seventh-day Adventist
Church’s Foreign Mission Board.

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Maud Sisley was born in 1851,
in Kent, England.

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After her father died,

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her family went to the United States

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where they learned about
the Adventist message.

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A visit by James and Ellen White
convinced them

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to relocate to church headquarters
at Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Maud was an Adventist member
for 10 years

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when she was called to serve
as a missionary.

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In 1877, she left for Europe

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where she eventually served
in Switzerland and England.

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After several years in Europe,

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Maud returned to the United States

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in time to attend

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the second annual session
of the General Sabbath School Association

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held in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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