Emmy_Evald

Emmy Evald

Emmy Evald

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Emmy Christine Evald née Carlsson (18 September 1857, Geneva, Illinois — 10 December 1946, New York City) was a Swedish-American philanthropist, teacher and feminist. Educated in both Sweden and the United States, she is remembered as a founding member and president of the Augustana Women's Missionary Society, established in Lindsborg, Kansas, in 1892.[1] Evald was also president of the Lutheran Woman's International League and was housemistress for the Lutheran Home for Women in New York City where she spent her final years.[2][3][4]

Emmy Evald

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    Humphrey, Karen A. (2012). "Their 1892 "Augustana Women's Missionary Society"". Swedes: The Way They Were. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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    Æager, Brigitta (1953). "Emmy Christine Evald (f. Carlsson)" (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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    Johnsson, Lennart (2006). "The Global Impact of Emmy Evald and the Women's Missionary Society" (PDF). Augustana Heritage Association. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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