Sibley, Emma Longstreet, 1826-1898

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Birth 1826
Death 1898

Biographical notes:

Emma Sibley was founding member and president of the Ladies' Aid Society of Second Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Georgia; an organizer of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS) Women of the Church; and vice-president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

She led efforts to establish a home for single women missionaries at Soochow (Suzhou) Station in China and was instrumental in establishing the first presbyterial and synodical organizations in the PCUS in 1888.

From the description of Emma Sibley papers, 1884-1915. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 427897535

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  • China (as recorded)
  • Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) (as recorded)