Edith Amelia Kerr
Edith Amelia Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1893 |
| Died | 2 April 1975 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Edith Amelia Kerr (June 6, 1893 – April 2, 1975) was an Australian teacher, headmistress and Presbyterian missionary.
Early and family life
[edit | edit source]Edith Amelia Kerr was born at Patyah near Edenhope, Victoria. She was the ninth of ten children born to Mary Taylor (née Gardiner) and her husband James Kerr.[1]
Kerr trained as a teacher at the Melbourne Continuation School.[1] In 1910, she passed the Public Service examinations at the University of Melbourne.[2]
Kerr decided to become a missionary after the death of her fiancé in World War I.[1] In 1920, she attended the Deaconess and Missionary Training Institute.[3] In 1946, Kerr graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Melbourne College of Divinity.[4][5]
Career
[edit | edit source]Between 1921 and 1941, Kerr served as a missionary in Korea. She returned home after the Japanese occupation.[6] During this time, Kerr was principal of the Tonyung Industrial School and founded a farm school for homeless women.[7]
The Argus newspaper reported that Kerr would probably be the first woman ordained into the Presbyterian Church.[8] However the acceptance of her candidature was the cause of contention and appeals within the presbyterian assembly.[9] In 1946, during an address to the Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union, she said that "the majority of progressive men in the church were solidly behind the move" to ordain women.[10]
Kerr was a teacher at Methodist Ladies College and Presbyterian Ladies' College.[10]
Publications
[edit | edit source]In 1949, Kerr published a book titled The Historic Place of Women in the Church.[11]
References
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