EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1900; LILIAN RUTH LEVESCONTE DICKSON 1901 -1983 P/1

 

In  this story I will focus on a woman named Lillian Ruth LeVesconte Dickson. She lived from 1901 - 1983. Her parents were John and Lillie Belle LeVesconte. In 1924, Lillian received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota. She met her husband, James Ira Dickson during her time at the College They married in 1927. Both were members of the Canadian Presbyterian Church.

In 1925, Lilly attended a Biblical Seminary in New York City for two years to prepare for missionary work. She and her husband arrived in Taiwan in 1927 as missionaries under the Canadian Presbyterian Church. Her husband served as deputy principal of Tamsui Middle School and then president of Taipei Theological school while Lilly served as a missionary wife hosting guests in their home. They left Taiwan during World War II but returned at the end of the war.