Dora Kim Moon

Dora Kim Moon (Korean: 문도라; RR: Mun Do-ra; or 문또라;[1] August 8, 1876 – February 6, 1971[1]) was a Korean-American community organizer and Korean independence activist.[1][2] In March 2017, Hawaiʻi Magazine ranked her among a list of the most influential women in Hawaiian history.[3]

After emigrating from Korea to the Territory of Hawaii, she formed a prayer group which later became the First Korean United Methodist Church. Also in Hawaii, Moon founded the Korean Women's Club, the Korean Missionary Society, and helped establish the Korean Women's Relief Society.[4][5] According to the Hawai'i Council for the Humanities, she was a "pivotal organizer of a modern Korean women's movement in the Territory of Hawai‘i".[6]

  1. ^ a b c "144. 문또라 (1876-1971)". www.chpress.net. 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ 이, 윤주 (2020-08-06). "'하와이서 활동' 독립운동가 모녀 문또라·정월라". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. ^ Dekneef, Matthew (March 8, 2017). "15 extraordinary Hawaii women who inspire us all. We can all learn something from these historic figures". Hawaiʻi Magazine. Honolulu. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dora Moon". Manoa. 14 (2). Project MUSE: 31. 2002. doi:10.1353/man.2003.0042. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Dora Moon Story Highlights Distinctive Women Program". Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Hawai'i Council for the Humanities presents 7th Annual Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program He Ho'olaule'a No Nā Mo'olelo o Na Wahine, A Celebration of Women's History". Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.