American missionary
Nannie B. Gaines |
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Nannie B. Gaines, from a 1919 publication |
Born | Ann Elizabeth Gaines April 23, 1860
Union County, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Died | February 26, 1932 (age 71)
Hiroshima, Japan |
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Other names | Nannie Bett Gaines |
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Occupation(s) | Missionary, educator |
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Known for | Principal of Hiroshima Jogakuin |
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Nannie B. Gaines (April 23, 1860 – February 26, 1932) was an American missionary teacher in Japan. She was head of Hiroshima Jogakuin, a Methodist girls' school in Hiroshima, for 45 years, beginning in 1887.