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Lutheran Woman's Work, 1908
The first of many magazines published by Lutheran Women’s organizations was Lutheran Woman’s Work....more
Rebecca Dahl Women's Missionary Fund, 1911
Rebecca Oline (Lena) Gjersten Dahl was the force behind the organization of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church’s Women’s Missionary Federation....more
Thank-Offerings
The thank-offering offering concept in the General Synod Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society developed around....more
Lutheran Woman's League Trains Missionary Doctors
In 1926 the Lutheran Woman’s League of Philadelphia and vicinity reported that the establishment of two scholarships at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania....more
Women's Missionary Society, Hsuchange, China
In addition to Lutheran women’s groups in the United States, organizations were established in other countries....more
Dr. Katherine Lehmann, President of Women's Missionary Conference
Katherine Lehmann was elected president of the Women’s Missionary Conference of the Joint Synod of Ohio in 1921....more
Emmy Evald - Founder of the Augustana Lutheran Church Missionary Society
Emmy Carlson Evald, 1857-1946, was founder and president for 43 years....more
Graduates of Emmy Evald Girl's School
During Emmy Evald’s 43 year tenure as President of the Augustana Lutheran Church Women’s Home....more
 
     

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