Lelia Judson Tuttle

Lelia Judson Tuttle
A young white woman with dark hair in an updo, in an oval frame
Lelia Judson Tuttle, from the 1906 yearbook of Teachers College, Columbia University
BornMay 12, 1878
DiedNovember 8, 1967 (age 89)
Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)Educator, college dean, Christian missionary
Known forTaught at McTyeire School and Soochow University in China
Notable workTuttle Educational State Forest (donated first 168 acres in 1956)
RelativesWorth Tuttle Hedden (niece)

Lelia Judson Tuttle (May 12, 1878 – November 8, 1967) was an American educator and missionary in China. She was chair of the English literature department at McTyeire Institute in Shanghai from 1910 to 1926, and dean of women at Soochow University from 1926 until 1941.