Jessie McLaren

Jessie McLaren
Born	1883 (1883)
Died	1968 (aged 84–85)
Education	Master of Arts in philosophy
Occupations	Australian missionary, gardener, translator, and teacher
Spouse	Dr. Charles I. McLaren
Children	Rachel Human

Jessie McLaren (1883-1968) was an Australian teacher, translator, gardener, missionary, and book collector. ^{[1] [2]} She spent thirty years in Korea and developed a library of rare Korean books, which her daughter, Rachel Human, donated to the National Library of Australia where it forms the McLaren-Human Collection. ^[2]

Education and early life

McLaren was a graduate in English and history and had a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. ^{[3] [4]} McLaren started her career as a traveling secretary for the SCM (Student Christian Movement) in New Zealand and Australia. She then founded the Mrs. Paton Memorial Hospital and later became a volunteer to assist the Korean people and taught in Ewha's Women's College. ^{[3] [4]} She died in 1968. ^[5]

References

1. "McLaren-Human Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
2. Ciolek, T. Matthew (27 January 2011). "McLaren-Human Collection (Korean)". Best of the Asian Studies WWW Monitor. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
3. Kim, David (2017). "Australian Female Volunteerism in Modern Korea (1889–1941): An Enlightenment Campaign" (PDF). Journal of Asian History. 51 (1): 145–171. doi:10.13173/jasiahist.51.1.0145 . Retrieved 24 March 2019.
4. New, Esmond W. (1958). A Doctor in Korea: the Story of Charles McLaren, M.D. (PDF). Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
5. Jessie's Korea: Guide to the McLaren-Human Collection in the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2019.