Talcott, Eliza (1836–1911)
Talcott, Eliza (1836–1911)
American missionary teacher. Born May 22, 1836, in Vernon, CT; died Nov 1, 1911, in Kobe, Japan; dau. of Ralph Talcott (woolen manufacturer) and Susan (Bell) Talcott.
Dubbed the "Florence Nightingale of Japan," volunteered for missionary work and traveled to Japan (1873); founded and served as principal of girls' boarding school Kobe Home (later Kobe College, 1875–80); became housemother and head of nurses' training school at Doshisha University in Kyoto (1885); tended to wounded soldiers on both sides of Sino-Japanese War in Hiroshima (from 1894); was missionary teacher to Japanese workers in Hawaiian islands (1900–02).
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