Minnie Vautrin
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Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin (September 27, 1886 – May 14, 1941) was an American missionary, diarist, educator and president of Ginling College. A Christian missionary in China for 28 years, she became known for caring and protecting at least 10,000 Chinese refugees during the Nanjing Massacre in China, during which she kept a now-published diary,[1] at times even challenging the Japanese authorities for documents in an attempt to protect the civilians staying at her college.
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Born | 27 September 1886 Secor |
Died | 14 May 1941 (aged 54) Indianapolis |
Resting place | Shepherd |
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Occupation | Missionary |
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After surviving in the Nanking Safety Zone from 1937, she returned to the United States in May 1940.[2] One year later, she sealed her house tightly, turned on the gas and committed suicide in America due to extreme stress and trauma from the Nanjing Massacre.[2] Vautrin was awarded the Order of the Blue Jade[3] by the Chinese government for her humanitarian work during the Nanjing Massacre.[4]