Cable, Mildred (1878–1952)
Cable, Mildred (1878–1952)
British missionary. Born Alice Mildred Cable in Guildford, England, Feb 21, 1878; died April 30, 1952 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England; attended Guildford High School.
Inspired by the China Inland Mission, the organization for which she studied medicine, sailed for China; met Evangeline French in Hwochow (1902), becoming lifelong companions; with Evangeline and Francesca French, ran a girls' school while preparing for a journey through the Gobi Desert to preach the Gospel; traveled the Gobi with them for 16 years (1923–39) which informs their narrative The Gobi Desert (1942).
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