Hester Needham | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:God_First_or_Hester_Needham%27s_work_in_Sumatra-frontispiece.jpg) Hester Needham in 1874 and her signature | |
| Born | 23 January 1843 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 May 1897 |
| Occupation | Missionary ∙ Travel writer |
| Era | Victorian era |
| Notable work | God First or Hester Needham's work in Sumatra |
| Relatives | William Needham (father) Camilla Bosanquet (mother) |
Hester Needham (23 January 1843 - 12 May 1897) was a British women missionary and travel writer. She is known for the posthumous publication of God First or Hester Needham's work in Sumatra, a travel book published in 1899. A copy is part of one of the Special Collections of Maastricht University.[1] It is the only known book written by a female missionary in Indonesia during those times. The book comprises Needham's letters and diaries, arranged by Mary Enfield. It also includes a preface written by Sarah Geraldine Stock and a chapter about the biography of the author.[2] Needham stayed in Sumatra from 1889 to 1897, where she died.[2] She traveled there to take part in the missionary work of the Rhenish Missionary Society, as the first evangelist woman of the mission.[3]
- ^ "Jesuit collection - About UM - Maastricht University". www.maastrichtuniversity.nl. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b Needham, H. (1899). God First or Hester Needham's work in Sumatra. Oxford: Horace Hart, Printer to the Oxford University.
- ^ Aritonang, J.S. (2000). "The encounter of the Batak people with Rheinische missions" (PDF).