Diary of Wilhelmina Vautrin, 1937-1940 (inclusive) [microform].

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Diary of Wilhelmina Vautrin, 1937-1940 (inclusive) [microform].

The microfilm diary describes Minnie Vautrin's life and work at Ginling College, 1937-1940.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742653

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Ginling College (Nan-ching shih, China)

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Vautrin, Minnie, 1886-1941

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Wilhelmina Vautrin was born in Secor, Illinois on September 27, 1886. She received a Bachelor's degree from Eureka College and a Master's degree from the University of Illinois. She served for 28 years as a missionary in China under the auspices of the United Christian Missionary Society. She was appointed Dean of Ginling College for women in Nanking. She protected the college and 10,000 students, women and children seeking refuge, when Japanese soldiers invaded Nanking in 1938. The stress of th...