Dorothy Mary Saunders

Dorothy Mary Saunders (October 6, 1896 – March 26, 1962) was a Canadian-born British nurse and medical missionary who worked with the Church Mission Society (CMS), primarily in Northern Nigeria. Her work, which included nursing and midwifery, spanned a thirty-one year period of African colonial history and Christian Missionary Society expansion. She achieved the professional status of State Registered Nurse (S.R.N.) and State Certified Midwife (S.C.M.) and prepared for mission service at Kennaway Hall, the Church Missionary Society's training center for female missionaries.

Saunders was transferred to the Northern Nigeria Mission on November 24, 1926. Her assignment coincided with the formal reopening of the Northern Nigeria Medical Mission by the Medical Committee. She held the duty of superintending the nursing at the mission. Her community duties extended to the Women's Guild and practical education at the Blind Mission in the region.

Later life and death After retiring, Saunders chose to remain in Nigeria to continue supporting the local Christian community by engaging in Women's Guild work.