Born at Pittsburg, Indiana, January 24, 1867. She has given close attention to educational work, from the elementary principles until she closed her college career. She graduated in the High School at Beloit, Kansas, in 1886, in a class of fifteen, receiving one half the first honor. She delivered the salutatory address and was given scholarship in Adrian College, Michigan. After teaching school successfully for a few years, she entered Tarkio College, at Tarkio, Missouri, in 1888, and in three years graduated in the scientific course—in June, 1891. Again the honor was accredited to her of delivering the salutatory address. The following year she taught in the Public Schools at Red Oak, Iowa. In the fall of 1892 she went to Knoxville, Tennessee, to teach in the College for the Freedmen in that city. This position she filled quite acceptably and creditably to herself for two years. In 1894 she was appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Presbyterian Church as a missionary to Egypt. This appointment was accepted, and making all necessary arrangements without delay, she sailed from New York, October 15, 1894, in company with others, for her new field of labor. Upon her arrival in Egypt she commenced at once the study of the Arabic language, anxious to be ready to enter fully on her work in that needy field, at an early day. A portion of her time from the first was taken up as teacher of the English language. She has since made commendable progress in acquiring the language of the country, and is now engaged as principal of the girls' school at Monsoura, Egypt. Her work is very important and far-reaching. May she have abundant success in her labor of love for the Master.

SOURCE: Thompson, Rev. Samuel Findley (1828-1912), The Thompson-Given Families; 1898; privately published, Oxford, Ohio