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Susan Law McBeth
Susan Law McBeth (1830 – May 26, 1893) was the Presbyterianism , Presbyterian missionary to American Indians and author. She worked among the Choctaw in Indian Territory and, for two decades, among the Nez Perce in Idaho. She was fondly called as "little mother” by the Nez Perce. Biography Born in 1830, at Doune, in south central Scotland, Susan Law McBeth was the daughter of stonemason Alexander McBeath of Perth and his wife Mary Henderson of Sterling. In 1832, her family emigrated to America and settled in Wellsville, Ohio. She studied at the Steubenville Female Seminary. After her graduation in 1854, she started her teaching career at the Wellsville Institute and worked for two years. She later took a teaching position at the Fairfield Female Seminary, Iowa. Her outstanding performance in teaching made her to become a staff of the Fairfield University, a branch of the University of Iowa , State University of Iowa. In 1858 the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SUSAN LAW MCBETH (1830-1893)
Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian ''c:Lotus flower (hieroglyph), sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), from Greek ''Sousanna'', from Latin Susanna (given name), ''Susanna'', from Old French ''Susanne''. Variations * Susana (given name), Susanna (given name), Susanna, Susannah (given name), Susannah * Suzana, Suzanna, Suzannah * Susann, Suzan (other), Suzan, Suzann * Susanne (given name), Suzanne (given name), Suzanne * Susanne (given name) * Suzan (given name) * Suzanne (other), Suzanne * Suzette (given name) * Suzy (given name) * Zuzanna (given name) *Cezanne (Avant-garde) Nicknames Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue (other), Sue, Susie (other), Susie, Susi (German), Suzi (other), Suzi, Suzy (other), Suzy, Suzie (other), Suzie, Suze (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |