Simester, Edith Winifred.

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American Edith Winifred Simester was born into a Methodist missionary family in China and attended Chinese schools, moving to the United States for college and graduate work. In 1930 she became a missionary and moved to Foochow (Fuzhou) in northern China, where she taught in a missionary school. After 1946 she took a missionary post in Brazil to be closer to the U.S. and her mother, who died in 1952.

From the description of Edith Winifred Simester papers, 1930-1952. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 67840510

From the description of Edith Winifred Simester papers [microform], 1930-1952. (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 229668670

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creatorOf Simester, Edith Winifred. Edith Winifred Simester papers, 1930-1952. University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Simester, Edith Winifred. Edith Winifred Simester papers [microform], 1930-1952. Harvard University, Divinity School Library
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correspondedWith Dacorso Filho, César person
associatedWith Methodist Church (U.S.) corporateBody
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Brazil
China
China
Brazil
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Methodist women
Missions, American
Mothers and daughters
Women Christian educators
Women missionaries
Women missionaries
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Active 1930

Active 1952

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