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Ginling College. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin (September 27, 1886 – May 14, 1941) was an American missionary, diarist, educator and president of Ginling College. A Christian missionary in China for 28 years, she became known for caring and protecting at least 10,000 Chinese refugees during the Nanjing Massacre in China, during which ...
Minnie Vautrin was born on September 27, 1886 to a blacksmith's family in the tiny village of Secor, Illinois. From early on, she dreamt of becoming a teacher and seeing the outside world. However, her family could not afford her schooling. She realized that if she wanted to be educated, she must make her own way. And she did.
Read the personal correspondence of Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary who sheltered thousands of refugees at Ginling College during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937-1938. Learn about her experiences, challenges, and humanitarian work in China.
Minnie Vautrin was a teacher and a missionary who dedicated her life to helping the poor and promoting women's education in China. During the Rape of Nanking, she turned her college into a refugee camp and protected thousands of women and children from the Japanese soldiers.
27. Jan. 2016 · Minnie Vautrin was a missionary and educator in China who served as acting president of Ginling College in Nanking during the Japanese occupation. She wrote a diary and correspondence that document the situation in Nanking and her own struggles.
7. Okt. 2019 · Learn about Minnie Vautrin, a missionary and educator who stayed in China during the Sino-Japanese War and ran a refugee camp in Nanjing. Read her diary entries and compare them with John Rabe's accounts of the same events.
Minnie Vautrin was a Disciples missionary and educator who founded Ginling Girls College in China. She bravely protected her students and other civilians from the Japanese army during the 1937 Rape of Nanking, but later committed suicide after the war.
