Jane Elizabeth Doolittle
American Presbyterian missionary in Tehran and academic
About Jane Elizabeth Doolittle
Lived 1899 – 1990 (aged 90). Jane Elizabeth Doolittle was an American academic, missionary and academic administrator, known for Tehran.
Biography Doolittle was born 14 April 1899 in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Presbyterian parents Grace (née Ferguson) and Orrin Sage Doolittle. Shortly after her graduation from Wells College in 1921, Doolittle came to Tehran, Iran.
She went to Tehran in order to respond to an urgent appeal to replace the biology teacher at the Iran Bethel School for Girls (also known as the American Presbyterian School for Girls in Tehran). Although her main goal at that time was to become a physician. She died on 1 March 1990 in Cortland, New York at the age of 90 and was buried in the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
A book was written about Doolittle, Is Love Lost?: Mosaics in the Life of Jane Doolittle (1988) authored by Elizabeth Kay C. Voorhees.
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Who was Jane Elizabeth Doolittle?
American Presbyterian missionary in Tehran and academic
When was Jane Elizabeth Doolittle born?
Jane Elizabeth Doolittle was born on 14 April 1899 in Reading.
When did Jane Elizabeth Doolittle die?
Jane Elizabeth Doolittle died on 1 March 1990 in Cortland.
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Jane Elizabeth Doolittle was an academic, missionary and academic administrator.
What was Jane Elizabeth Doolittle known for?
Jane Elizabeth Doolittle was known for Tehran.
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Jane Elizabeth Doolittle was American.
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