Mary F. Scranton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMary F. Scranton
American female missionary
Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1832
Place of Birth: Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 08-Oct-1909
Profession: missionary
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Mary F. Scranton
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- Scranton (December 9, 1832, Belchertown, Massachusetts – October 8, 1909) was a Methodist Episcopal Church missionary.
- She was the first Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church representative to Korea and the founder of the Ewha Girls School (Pear Blossom Academy) under Emperor Gojong.
- Today, the Ewha Girls School is the Ewha Womans University, one of the most prestigious women's schools in Asia.
- Scranton also founded the Tal Syeng Day School for Women in Seoul and the Training School for Bible Women.
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