Jane Doolittle | |
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Born | Jane Elizabeth Doolittle April 14, 1899[1] Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
Died | March 1, 1990 Cortland, New York, U.S. | (aged 90)
Burial place | Cortland Rural Cemetery |
Alma mater | Wells College |
Years active | 1921–1978 |
Known for | American Presbyterian missionary in Tehran, educator, school administrator |
Jane Elizabeth Doolittle (1899–1990) was the principal of Iran Bethel School; an American Presbyterian missionary school for Girls in Tehran from 1925 to 1968.[2] She was an American Missionary who came to Tehran in 1921 and remained there until 1979.[3] Doolittle served for many years as the principal of Iran Bethel School for Girls, which was the immediate forerunner of Damavand College.[4] She also founded a medical clinic for women and children in need.
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