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Isabella Thoburn was a pioneering American missionary who founded the Lucknow Women's College in India. In this biography, co-written by Thoburn's colleague William Fitzjames Oldham, we learn about her work and legacy, as well as the broader social and cultural context of... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

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Isabella Thoburn (1902) is a biography written by William Fitzjames Oldham about the life of Isabella Thoburn, an American missionary who dedicated her life to educating girls and women in India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book chronicles Thoburn's early... Read Full Overview

Isabella Thoburn is a biography written by William Fitzjames Oldham in 1902. The book chronicles the life of Isabella Thoburn, a pioneering American missionary who established the first women's college in India. Thoburn was born in Ohio in 1840 and became a teacher before feeling... Read Full Overview