Helen Alexander

Biography:

Helen Alexander was a heroine of the Scottish Covenanters in the unequal struggle between the adherents of ancient Presbyterianism and prelacy. She is still today a household name in the west of Scotland; in the mountain glens and moors of Ayrshire and Galloway and the Pentlands chapbooks still tell her marvellous story of courage and devoutness. Helen Alexander was born at Linton in 1654 and from her youth up was an earnest Christian. She was a staunch Presbyterian.