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Ellen Meyers was a pioneering Adventist missionary who devoted her life to serving the people of Burma, Fiji, and India.
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Edith (Ward) Parkin was a pioneer of Adventist Education in Australasia. As one of the earliest graduates of Avondale School’s teachers’ training course, Ward made a significant contribution to church school work through the establishment of primary schools in New Zealand and briefly in her work on Nulla Nulla Mission in New South Wales, Australia.
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Eulalia Richards, M.D., was a pioneering medical doctor who contributed to the health ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia and beyond as a public speaker and writer on medical, temperance, and well-being issues particularly to do with women’s and children’s health.
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Adelia Van Horn was an assistant to Ellen G. White, the editor for The Youth’s Instructor, and the first female treasurer for the General Conference.
Isaac Doren Van Horn was an evangelist, minister, and conference president. Among his many roles, Van Horn is credited with bringing Seventh-day Adventism to the Pacific Northwest and establishing the first Adventist church in Walla Walla, Washington.
Luise Vetter held a number of positions in the institutions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia. She was best known as the matron of the Australasian Missionary College (Avondale). In 1997, she received the Centenary Medal for her contribution to the College.