Record

CodeDS1333
Person NameShattuck; Corinna; Missionary, Oorfa, Turkey
SurnameShattuck
ForenamesCorinna
EpithetMissionary, Oorfa, Turkey
ActivityBorn Louisville, Kentucky. Brought up by her mother's parents in South Acton, educated at Framingham, and taught school in Maynard, Massachusettes. As a missionary in Central Turkey, she worked first at the Girls' Seminary in Aintab, then with the Girls' College at Marash, then at Oorfa, 'supervising schools and Bible women.' Famous for saving a crowd of men, women, and children in the Protestant Church at Oorfa.