Alice Elmira Walbridge Gulick (February 21, 1843 — January 19, 1911), was an American teacher, hospital matron, and Christian missionary affiliated with the

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most imp ...

(ABCFM).

Early life

Alice Elmira Walbridge was born in

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, the daughter of

Henry Sanford Walbridge Henry Sanford Walbridge (April 8, 1801 – January 27, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from New York and a cousin of Hiram Walbridge. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Walbridge attended school in Bennington, Vermont. He moved to Ithaca, New York in ...

, a judge and Congressman, and his second wife, Fanny Thompson Walbridge. As a young woman, she trained and worked in Chicago as a school teacher.John T. Gulick
"Hawaii Cousins: Mrs. Alice E. Wallbridge Gulick"
''The Friend'' (February 1911): 17-18.

Career

Alice E. W. Gulick accompanied her husband on missionary assignments from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, first in

Santander, Spain Santander () is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. It is a port city located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao with a population of 172,000 (2017). It is believed to ...

from 1873 to 1875, and in

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from 1875 to 1883. They had further stints in Cuba, Nevada, and New Mexico in the 1870s and 1880s. They were based in

Paia, Hawaii Pā'ia ( haw, Pāia ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States, on the northern coast of the island of Maui. The population was 2,470 at the 2020 census. Pā'ia is home to several restaurants, art galleries, sur ...

from 1886 to 1892, and in Philadelphia from 1893 until 1903. In the last location, Alice Walbridge Gulick was matron at the Presbyterian Hospital's Home for Convalescents and Home for Incurables, in

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.Clifford Putney
"The Legacy of the Gulicks, 1827-1964"
''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'' (2001): 28-35. "She was a sweet singer, fond of literature and poetry, vivacious and interesting in conversation, and a woman of strong will coupled with remarkable sweetness of temper," recalled one obituary. While in the United States, Gulick spoke at the annual meeting of the New Haven Branch of the Woman's Board of Missions in 1883. In 1894, she wrote an essay about the Hawaiian Islands for ''The Review of Reviews''.Alice Walbridge Gulick
"A Glimpse of the Hawaiian Islands"
''The Review of Reviews'' (May 1894): 572-576.

Personal life

In 1872, Alice E. Walbridge married Rev. Thomas Lafon Gulick, the son of missionaries

Peter Johnson Gulick Peter Johnson Gulick (March 12, 1796 – December 8, 1877) was a missionary to the Kingdom of Hawaii and Japan. His descendants carried on the tradition of missionary work, and included several scientists. Life Peter Johnson Gulick was born Marc ...

and Fanny Hinckley Thomas Gulick. His was a large family of missionaries, including naturalist

J. T. Gulick John Thomas Gulick (March 13, 1832 – April 14, 1923) was an American missionary and naturalist from Hawaii. He was one of the pioneers of modern evolutionary thinking based on his studies of Hawaiian snails of the genus '' Achatinella''. He wa ...

, educator

Alice Gordon Gulick Alice Gordon Gulick (August 8, 1847 — September 14, 1903) was an American missionary teacher in Spain. Early life Alice Winfield Gordon was born in Boston, Massachusetts,Frances A. Willard and Mary A. Livermore, eds''A Woman of the Century''(Ch ...

, physicians Luther Halsey Gulick Sr. and Luther Gulick Jr., and educator

Sidney Gulick Sidney Lewis Gulick (April 10, 1860 – December 20, 1945) was an educator, author, and missionary who spent much of his life working to promote greater understanding and friendship between Japanese and American cultures. Biography Gulick was born ...

. Alice E. W. Gulick was widowed when Thomas died in Kenya in 1904. She retired from her work in 1908, returned to Hawaii in 1909, and she died there in 1911, aged 67 years. Her grave is with her husband's family's graves, in the

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cemetery in

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References

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