Mary Sophia Hyde Rice

Mary Sophia Hyde Rice
Mary Sophia Hyde Rice, c. 1890
Born(1816-10-11)October 11, 1816
DiedMay 25, 1911(1911-05-25) (aged 94)
Occupation(s)Missionary, Teacher
SpouseWilliam Harrison Rice
ChildrenWilliam Hyde Rice
Anna Charlotte Rice
Three others

Mary Sophia Hyde Rice (October 11, 1816 – May 25, 1911), known as Mother Rice, was an American missionary and educator from the United States who settled in the Hawaiian Islands. She was a teacher at Punahou School and matron of Mills College. She was the last surviving member of the original twelve companies of American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) missionaries sent to Hawaii between 1820 and 1848.


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