Katie Wilcox (July 26, 1889 – 1974) was an American missionary. She founded the Lady Doak College in Madurai, the first higher education institution exclusively for women there.[1]
She was born on July 26, 1889, and conducted missionary work in India from 1915 to 1958.[1] From 1948 to 1958, she was at the Lady Doak College.[1] She worked as a teacher at the Capron Hall Secondary School in Madurai, with the headmistress Sister Noyes.[2] Wilcox also founded the OCPM School for girls and the Noyes School.[2] After much hard work, she raised funds to build the Lady Doak College in 1948.[1]
Wilcox never married and died in 1974.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Lady Doak College Handbook 2020–2021" (PDF). Lady Doak College. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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- ^ Evangelin, J. Saral (January 26, 2015). "Education – A Tool of Woman Empowerment – with Special Reference to the Contribution of Miss Katie Wilcox to Women Higher Education in Madurai". Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities. 2 (3): 35–42. ISSN 2582-0397.