Dorothy (Firman) Van Ess, 1885-1975
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Dorothy Firman Van Ess: Missionary
Born July 30, 1885, Wakefield, Massachusetts. B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1906; M.A. Wellesley College, 1908. Married John Van Ess, 1911; two children, Alice and John.
Missionary to the Middle East for the Reformed Church in America, 1909-1955. Founded school for Arab girls in Basrah, Iraq, 1912. Extensive travel in Kuwait, India, Persia, Lebanon, and Cyprus, 1955-1957. Publications include Fatima and Her Sisters, 1960, and Pioneers in the Arab World, 1974. Died September 1, 1975.
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