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Maria Dyer (1803-1846) was a missionary who founded the first girls' school in Singapore, now known as St Margaret's School. She also taught orphaned and enslaved Chinese girls in Penang and Malacca, and married two missionaries in her life.
Maria Dyer (née Tarn) (c. 1803 – 21 October 1846), was a British Protestant Christian missionary to the Chinese in the Congregationalist tradition, who worked among the Chinese in Malaya.
11 de mar. de 2021 · Maria Dyer was a British missionary and educator who founded the first girls' school in East Asia in 1842. Learn about her life, achievements and legacy in this profile by the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.
- "Mui Tsai" Slaves
- Setting Up A School For The Girls
- Evolution of St. Margaret's
- Girls' Schools Change Mindsets
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Back in mid-1800s, Maria Dyer was transiting in Singapore on her way to do missionary work in China, when she observed a group of young girls here being auctioned off to serve in rich households. These girls were called Mui tsai. "Mui tsai" means "little sister" in Cantonese, and refers to young Chinese girls serving as domestic servants. They are ...
Dyer was horrified by her observations and resolved to take action and help these girls. She obtained permission to house homeless girls and began educating them out of a shophouse in North Bridge Road. The school took in all needy girls regardless of race, and taught them English, the Christian faith and home economics. [related_story]
Being the only girls’ school for many years, the school grew exponentially and eventually moved to 134 Sophia Road in 1861. Its curriculum also evolved with the times and more academic subjects were introduced. Elsie Thackrah, the principal from 1928 to 1930, set up a science laboratory in the school and began training the girls in fields such as b...
Other than St. Margaret's, early girls' schools in Singapore include Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus(1854), St. Anthony's Convent (1894) and Singapore Chinese Girls' School (1899). During a time when girls' education was deemed unimportant, these girls' schools helped to change attitudes toward education and showed that it was equally beneficial t...
Maria Dyer was a Protestant missionary who started the first girls' school in Singapore in 1842 to help homeless and underprivileged girls. She also taught them English, Christian faith and home economics.
22 de jun. de 2021 · Maria Dyer was well acquainted with grief long before meeting Hudson. She had been born in China to Samuel and Maria, two of the first Western missionaries to China. Her father, however, died when she was just 6. And her mother, just four years later.
Maria Dyer is an artist, writer, and director.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Maria Dyer, Shirin Fodzar, Che Zahara, Mrs George Lee and Chan Choy Siong pioneer Singapore's women's movement. They liberate enslaved girl-servants, speak out against underage marriages, campaign for the concept of "one man one wife" and fervently fight for the enactment of a Women's Charter.
