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In 1891, Victorian nurse and campaigner Kate Marsden journeyed across Siberia to care for those suffering with leprosy.

'When a tourist undertakes a journey, it is certainly to satisfy his own curiosity. But when a woman decides to visit a distant country, thousands of miles from her own land; when she willingly submits to all the inconveniences of the journey in the hope of alleviating the sufferings of that most terrible of diseases - leprosy - then not only does the journey of such a woman merit the sympathies of scientists and philanthropists, but the person herself inspires their respect and admiration'.

Stars Jill Balcon as Kate Marsden. Narrated by Richard Bebb.

Sixth of seven true stories of travel and adventure by intrepid women, compiled, and written by Julia Keay.

Producer: John Powell

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in 1988.