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| − | '''Gladys Aylward''' (1902-1975) was a [[British]] [[missionary]] from [[London]] who went to | + | '''Gladys Aylward''' (1902-1975) was a [[British]] [[missionary]] (from [[London]]) who went to [[Shanxi Province]] in [[China]] between the [[Sino-Russian War]] (1930) and the rise of [[Communism]] (1945). She was famous for leading 94 children from [[Yangcheng]] to [[Xi'an]] across mountains, avoiding [[Japan|Japanese]] soldiers, keeping the children fed, clothed, and warm while also carrying four different fatal [[disease]]s. |
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Revision as of 04:56, January 27, 2010
Gladys Aylward (1902-1975) was a British missionary (from London) who went to Shanxi Province in China between the Sino-Russian War (1930) and the rise of Communism (1945). She was famous for leading 94 children from Yangcheng to Xi'an across mountains, avoiding Japanese soldiers, keeping the children fed, clothed, and warm while also carrying four different fatal diseases.
Further reading
- Gladys Aylward. Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman (1980) 180 pp excerpt and text search