On display at the Holland Museum from July 15 – November 28, 2022
In 1826, the first single female missionary was appointed to serve overseas. In the years following, an influx of women found purpose through missionary work in ways that they were often denied at home. In the mid-1800s when the Women’s Missionary Union was first created, women, especially single women, had few opportunities to advance themselves beyond the traditionally prescribed roles of wife and homemaker.Opening July, In Service to Others: A History of Holland’s Women Missionaries will explore the varied roles of local women in the missionary field who sought to improve lives through expansion of education and healthcare to communities across the globe.
To accompany the exhibit, the Museum will have related programming. Please check our events calendar for upcoming programs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dame and students at Aunt Betty’s School for Girls, 1922. Mrs. Dame began the school while serving a missionary appointment abroad with her husband, Dr. Louis Dame.
Related Programming
Voices of Holland’s Women Missionaries
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This program took place on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Holland Museum.
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Christianity and Early 20th-Century Chinese Literature
This was a virtual program that took place on Thursday, September 22, 2022
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