Bridgman, Eliza J. Gillett 1805-1871
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Name (Latin)
Bridgman, Eliza J. Gillett 1805-1871
Date of birth
1805
Date of death
1871
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Eliza Jane Gillett Bridgman, 1805-1871; missionary teacher; married Elijah Coleman Bridgman; after 1864, she started Bridgman Academy in Peking, predecessor to the Woman's College of Yenching University ( (Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity website, viewed Oct. 7, 2010:) )
- OCLC, viewed Oct. 7, 2010:(hdg: Bridgman, Eliza Jane Gillett; usage: Eliza J. Gillett Bridgman)
- The pioneer of American missions in China, 1864:t.p. (Eliza J. Gillett Bridgman)
Wikipedia description:
Eliza Jane Gillett Bridgman (1805–1871) was one of the first American female missionaries to live and work in China. She arrived in Hong Kong in 1845 and that same year married Elijah Coleman Bridgman, the first American Protestant missionary in China. She was a teacher and educator. She founded schools for Chinese girls in Shanghai and Beijing, often with her own money. She died in Shanghai.
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