Mary Emelia Moore, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary Emelia Moore

Presbyterian missionary

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1869

Date of Death: 17-May-1951

Profession: missionary

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Mary Emelia Moore

  • Mary Emelia Moore (7 March 1869–17 May 1951) was a New Zealand Presbyterian missionary in China from 1897 to 1948 for the Church of Scotland Yichang Mission.
  • She dedicated her life to the improvement of conditions for Chinese women as Head of the Ladies’ Mission.
  • Over the course of her service, she acquired property for a women's compound and expanded its outreach to women and children.
  • At its peak, the women's campus included Iona Girls’ Boarding School, Buchanan Women's Hospital, an orphanage, and a women's vocational center and training school.

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