Jessie McLaren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1968 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Master of Arts in philosophy |
| Occupation(s) | Australian missionary, gardener, translator, and teacher |
| Spouse | Dr. Charles I. McLaren |
| Children | Rachel Human |
Jessie McLaren (1883-1968) was an Australian teacher, translator, gardener, missionary, and book collector. [1] [2] She spent thirty years in Korea and developed a library of rare Korean books, which her daughter, Rachel Human, donated to the National Library of Australia where it forms the McLaren-Human Collection. [2]
Education and early life
McLaren was a graduate in English and history and had a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. [3] [4] McLaren started her career as a traveling secretary for the SCM (Student Christian Movement) in New Zealand and Australia. She then founded the Mrs. Paton Memorial Hospital and later became a volunteer to assist the Korean people and taught in Ewha's Women's College. [3] [4] She died in 1968. [5]
References
- ^ "McLaren-Human Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b Ciolek, T. Matthew (27 January 2011). "McLaren-Human Collection (Korean)". Best of the Asian Studies WWW Monitor. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b Kim, David (2017). "Australian Female Volunteerism in Modern Korea (1889–1941): An Enlightenment Campaign" (PDF). Journal of Asian History. 51 (1): 145–171. doi: 10.13173/jasiahist.51.1.0145. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b New, Esmond W. (1958). A Doctor in Korea: the Story of Charles McLaren, M.D. (PDF). Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Jessie's Korea: Guide to the McLaren-Human Collection in the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2019.