Jessie McLaren
Jessie McLaren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1968 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Master of Arts in philosophy |
| Occupation(s) | Australian missionary, gardener, translator, and teacher |
| Spouse | Dr. Charles I. McLaren |
| Children | Rachel Human |
Jessie McLaren(1883-1968) was an Australianteacher,translator,gardener,missionary,andbook collector.[1][2]She spent thirty years in Korea and developed a library of rareKorean books,which her daughter, Rachel Human, donated to theNational Library of Australiawhere it forms the McLaren-Human Collection.[2]
Education and early life
[edit]McLaren was a graduate in English and history and had aMaster of Arts in Philosophyfrom theUniversity of Melbourne.[3][4]McLaren started her career as a traveling secretary for the SCM (Student Christian Movement) in New Zealand and Australia. She then founded the Mrs. Paton Memorial Hospital and later became avolunteerto assist theKorean peopleand taught in Ewha's Women's College.[3][4]She died in 1968.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"McLaren-Human Collection".National Library of Australia.Retrieved24 March2019.
- ^abCiolek, T. Matthew (27 January 2011)."McLaren-Human Collection (Korean)".Best of the Asian Studies WWW Monitor.Retrieved22 March2019.
- ^abKim, David (2017)."Australian Female Volunteerism in Modern Korea (1889–1941): An Enlightenment Campaign"(PDF).Journal of Asian History.51(1): 145–171.doi:10.13173/jasiahist.51.1.0145.Retrieved24 March2019.
- ^abNew, Esmond W. (1958).A Doctor in Korea: the Story of Charles McLaren, M.D.(PDF).Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions.Retrieved24 March2019.
- ^Jessie's Korea: Guide to the McLaren-Human Collection in the National Library of Australia.National Library of Australia. 2007.Retrieved24 March2019.