Clara Adra Converse (May 8, 1857 – January 24, 1935) was an American educator and missionary who joined the Woman’s Baptist Foreign Missionary Society and became a pioneer educator in Japan. After earning her credentials at the Vermont Academy and Smith College, Converse moved to Yokohama where she was influential in establishing girls' education. In addition to directing the Soshin Jo-Gakko (Truth Seeking Girls' School) for thirty-five years, she established several kindergartens. Her work to improve education for women in Japan was recognized by the Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon in 1929.
Clara Adra Converse (May 8, 1857 – January 24, 1935) was an American educator and missionary who joined the Woman’s Baptist Foreign Missionary Society...
students, and $38,000 for day students. Frank C. Archibald Bruce Brown ClaraConverse Paul Harris Jordan Nwora Joe Perry Bill Torrey Vermont Academy has educated...
Peggy Converse (April 3, 1905 – March 2, 2001) was an American stage, film, and television actress whose lengthy career spanned seven decades. She began...
chase with three officers--Romer, Douglas Police Chief Robert Ainslie, and Converse County Sheriff Earl Heflin--exceeding speeds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h)...
Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley. The term "Silicon Valley" refers to the area in which high-tech...
the last remaining English-language daily newspaper covering the Santa Clara Valley. It became the Mercury News in 1983 after a series of mergers. During...
historic Converse Ranch in Santa Paula, California. It was a scenic 1,200 acre cattle, avocado, citrus, and oil ranch on the bank of the Santa Clara River...
street's mayor. In an attempt to buy more time, the Doctor's companion Clara (Jenna Coleman) puts her life in danger by having the tattoo transferred...
pastel and neon colored jackets, polos, pants, short shorts and t-shirts. Converse All-Stars shoes were also popular among the teenagers. Colorful short shorts...
The Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site stands as a historic landmark that commemorates the Battle of Santa Clara, an armed clash that transpired during the...
Cemetery in New Haven. After his death, his wife, Sarah, moved to Santa Clara Valley, California and became notable for building Llanada Villa, later...
received good feedback on social media describing him as being able to "converse in flawless Tagalog" unlike in his past projects in which he tended to...
WhatsApp was valued at $1.5 billion. Some time in 2013 WhatsApp acquired Santa Clara-based startup SkyMobius, the developers of Vtok, a video and voice calling...
dissociative identity disorder who, through the process of eliciting, conversing with, and identifying alters, shape or possibly create the diagnosis....
she urges Dani to look for the nearby Clara Garcia, leader of the guerilla movement Libertad. Upon arrival, Clara tells Dani to invite ex-spymaster and...
San Francisco with her husband and had enjoyed her visit. In 1884, Mary Converse, her eldest sister, died of cancer, convincing Winchester's sisters that...
Village, Dylan spotted Rivera walking with her violin case. Dylan stopped to converse with Rivera and invited her to his rehearsal studio where she spent the...
Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, on October 23, 2014, where he conversed in Mandarin Chinese; although Facebook is banned in China, Zuckerberg...
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