Jessie McLaren

Jessie McLaren
Born1883
Died1968
NationalityAustralian
EducationMaster of Arts in philosophy
Occupation(s)Australian missionary, gardener, translator, and teacher
SpouseDr. Charles I. McLaren
ChildrenRachel Human

Jessie McLaren (1883-1968) was an Australian teacher, translator, gardener, missionary, and book collector.[1][2] She spent thirty years in Korea and developed a library of rare Korean books, which her daughter, Rachel Human, donated to the National Library of Australia where it forms the McLaren-Human Collection.[2]

Education and early life

McLaren was a graduate in English and history and had a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne.[3][4] McLaren started her career as a traveling secretary for the SCM (Student Christian Movement) in New Zealand and Australia. She then founded the Mrs. Paton Memorial Hospital and later became a volunteer to assist the Korean people and taught in Ewha's Women's College.[3][4] She died in 1968.[5]

References

  1. ^ "McLaren-Human Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Ciolek, T. Matthew (27 January 2011). "McLaren-Human Collection (Korean)". Best of the Asian Studies WWW Monitor. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Kim, David (2017). "Australian Female Volunteerism in Modern Korea (1889–1941): An Enlightenment Campaign" (PDF). Journal of Asian History. 51 (1): 145–171. doi:10.13173/jasiahist.51.1.0145. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b New, Esmond W. (1958). A Doctor in Korea: the Story of Charles McLaren, M.D. (PDF). Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ Jessie's Korea: Guide to the McLaren-Human Collection in the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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