Fidelia Fiske and the School for Girls at Urmia, Persia (1843–1858)
In 1843 Fidelia Fiske went as a missionary with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Urmia, Persia, to work among Nestorian girls and women. A girls’ school had been established there in 1838, but following its founder’s death it required new leadership. Under Fiske the number...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Sage Publishing
2021
|
In: |
International bulletin of mission research
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 278-285 |
Further subjects: | B
Rezaiyeh
B Nestorians B girls’ missionary school B Persia B Fidelia Fiske B missionary school |
Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Summary: | In 1843 Fidelia Fiske went as a missionary with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Urmia, Persia, to work among Nestorian girls and women. A girls’ school had been established there in 1838, but following its founder’s death it required new leadership. Under Fiske the number of students increased, and the school became a center for educating and evangelizing Nestorian girls and young women. This article considers Fiske’s contribution to expanding and stabilizing the school. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
|
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2396939318808206 |